• Structural diagrams illustrate the static features of a model.
  • Static features include classes and association, objects and links, and collaborations.
• These static features provide the framework in which the dynamic elements of the model execute.
  • For example, a Class defines the behaviors that types of objects can provide.
  • An association defines the type of relationship that objects can participate in.
  • A Deployment diagram models pieces of hardware (and people) that can perform work.
  • Components define pieces of software and procedures that need to be deployed to processors.
• The structural diagrams function much like a blueprint for building a house or a piece of equipment.
  • They show the parts and how they can be assembled, but they cannot show how the finished product will behave.

Package, Class & Object Diagrams

Component & Subsystem Diagrams