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UML IN A PRODUCTýS LIFE CYCLE

by Venu Kosuri

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

BEHAVIORAL VIEW

So far, the system has been described structurally how it implements the desired requirements. Now, the most important concept is modeling its run behavior with each use case, the domains that are participating, and interaction of the classes within each domain.

For each use case, some domains involve certain specific paths of interaction within a specific time, fulfilling the use case requirement. This specific path of interaction is termed a scenario. Each use case may involve more than one scenario. In modeling, the behavior of the system involves identifying all of these scenarios. To represent these interactions, UML provides two sets of diagrams, sequence diagram and collaboration diagram.

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