Creating component diagrams

You can use component diagrams to model the software architecture of a system. Component diagrams provide a view of the physical software components in the system, their interfaces, and their dependencies.

Specifying relationships in diagrams
In UML, relationships identify the semantic ties that exist between model elements. To add relationships to a model, you must work either in the diagram editor or in the Project Explorer view.
Adding interfaces to modeling diagrams
In UML modeling, you can add interfaces to class diagrams and component diagrams to specify a contract between the interface and the classifier that realizes the interface.
Showing or hiding the compartments in classifiers
In UML diagrams, you can specify whether or not to display the compartments in classifiers. You can choose to display all of the compartments in a classifier or display only selected compartments.
Specifying relationships in diagrams
In UML, relationships identify the semantic ties that exist between model elements. To add relationships to a model, you must work either in the diagram editor or in the Project Explorer view.
Adding interfaces to modeling diagrams
In UML modeling, you can add interfaces to class diagrams and component diagrams to specify a contract between the interface and the classifier that realizes the interface.
Showing or hiding the compartments in classifiers
In UML diagrams, you can specify whether or not to display the compartments in classifiers. You can choose to display all of the compartments in a classifier or display only selected compartments.

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