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Package and Component Diagram

Purpose of Package Diagrams


Package diagrams are used to structure high level system elements. Packages are
used for organizing large system which contains diagrams, documents and other
key deliverables.
 Package Diagram can be used to simplify complex class diagrams, it can
group classes into packages.
 A package is a collection of logically related UML elements.
 Packages are depicted as file folders and can be used on any of the UML
diagrams.
 Packages appear as rectangles with small tabs at the top.
 The package name is on the tab or inside the rectangle.
 The dotted arrows are dependencies.
 One package depends on another if changes in the other could possibly
force changes in the first.
Package Diagram Example - Import

<<import>> - one package imports the functionality of other package

Package Diagram Example - Access

<<access>> - one package requires help from functions of other package.

Package Diagram Example - Order Subsystem


Component Diagram:
A component diagram is used to break down a large object-oriented system into the
smaller components, so as to make them more manageable. It models the physical view
of a system such as executables, files, libraries, etc. that resides within the node.

Notation of a Component Diagram


a) A component

b) A node

Why use Component Diagram?


1. It portrays the components of a system at the runtime.
2. It is helpful in testing a system.
3. It envisions the links between several connections.

Example of a Component Diagram


A component diagram for an online shopping system is given below:

The component diagram can be used for the followings:

1. To model the components of the system.


2. To model the schemas of a database.
3. To model the applications of an application.
4. To model the system's source code.

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