Creating variation points

To create a software product line, identify the IBM® Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody® components that are the variation points for the system. A variation point is a point of choice on some model elements that imply products might differ with respect to those elements.

1. In a high-level object model diagram, create a class or object for the variable component.
2. In the Features window for each variable component, select VariationPoint as the Stereotype. In this example, the jet and heater are the variation points for the dishwasher.