UML in Practice: The Art of Modeling Software Systems Demonstrated through Worked Examples and Solutions

Offers comprehensive coverage of all major modeling viewpoints Provides details of collaboration and class diagrams for filling in the design-level models

Table of Contents:
Foreword ix Introduction xi Acknowledgements xv PART 1 FUNCTIONAL VIEW 1 1 Case study: automatic teller machine 3 1.1 Step 1 – Identifying the actors of the ATM 5 1.2 Step 2 – Identifying use cases 8 1.3 Step 3 – Creating use case diagrams 10 1.4 Step 4 – Textual description of use cases 14 1.5 Step 5 – Graphical description of use cases 20 1.6 Step 6 – Organising the use cases 26 2 Complementary exercises 37 2.1 Step 1 – Business modelling 53 2.2 Step 2 – Defining system requirements 57 Appendix A: Glossary & tips 65 PART 2 STATIC VIEW 71 3 Case study: flight booking system 73 3.1 75 3.2 Step 2 – Modelling sentences 6, 7 and 10 77 3.3 Step 3 – Modelling sentences 8 and 9 82 3.4 Step 4 – Modelling sentences 3, 4 and 5 86 3.5 Step 5 – Adding attributes, constraints and qualifiers 89 3.6 Step 6 – Using analysis patterns 94 3.7 Step 7 – Structuring into packages 98 3.8 Step 8 – Generalisation and re-use 105 4 Complementary exercises 113 Appendix B: Glossary & tips 149 Step 1– Modelling sentences 1 and 2 PART 3 DYNAMIC VIEW 157 5 Case study: coin-operated pay phone 159 5.1 Step 1 – Identifying the actors and use cases 161 5.2 Step 2 – Realising the system sequence diagram 164 5.3 Step 3 – Representing the dynamic context 166 5.4 Step 4 – In-depth description using a state diagram 168 6 Complementary exercises 185 Apendix C: Glossary & tips 207 PART 4 DESIGN 213 7 Case study: training request 215 7.1 Step 1 – Defining iterations 217 7.2 Step 2 – Defining the system architecture 219 7.3 Step 3 – Defining system operations (iteration 1) 224 7.4 Step 4 – Operation contracts (iteration 1) 225 7.5 Step 5 – Interaction diagrams (iteration 1) 228 7.6 Step 6 – Design class diagrams (iteration 1) 237 7.7 Step 7 – Defining the system operations (iteration 2) 245 7.8 Step 8 – Operation contracts (iteration 2) 247 7.9 Step 9 – Interaction diagrams (iteration 2) 250 7.10 Step 10 – Design class diagrams (iteration 2) 252 7.11 Step 11 – Back to architecture 253 7.12 Step 12 – Transition to Java code 254 7.13 Step 13 – Putting the application into action 262 8 Complementary exercises 267 Appendix D: Glossary & tips 283 Index 293