UML IN A PRODUCTıS LIFE CYCLE

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UML IN A PRODUCTıS LIFE CYCLE

Lessons from the Trenches by Venu Kosuri

Start ı Basic Views ı The Whole Picture ı Use Case View ı Use Case Diagram ı Structural View ı Domain Modeling ı Class Diagram ı Behavioral View ı Sequence Diagram ı Collaboration Diagram ı FSM ı Scalability Limitations ı Lack of Support ı State Charts ı Activity Diagram ı Implementation View ı Environmental View ı Sources and PDF

ENVIRONMENTAL VIEW

In this view, the system is understood physically. The UML deployment diagram provides this view (see Figure 11). It shows the physical relationships among software and hardware components in the delivered system. Every component is shown as a node, and each node is represented as a cube. Connections among nodes represent communication paths over which the system components interact.

Figure 11ıA gas flow controller controlling oxygen and nitrogen dioxide in a chemical plant is illustrated here.

After having some idea about UML and its diagrams, you begin to realize the significance of each diagram in the life cycle of a product.

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