• the creation of the collaboration diagram.
• the creation of an object.
• the creation of an actor.
• the creation of a message.
• the creation of a package.

Creating a collaboration diagram

1. Click among the quick access buttons.
   • The element creation window appears: click "Architecture" then "UML".
   • The wizard for creating a UML model starts.
2. Select "Collaboration diagram".
3. Specify the UML model into which the diagram will be inserted.
4. Choose to edit the diagram directly.
5. Validate the creation of the collaboration diagram. The created model becomes the current model.

Creating an object

1. Under "Collaboration diagram", in the group "Creation", click on "Object".. A new object appears in the UML model.
2. Select "Description" from the popup menu (right mouse click) of the new object. The window for specifying the object is displayed.
3. Specify:
   • the name of the object. This name is displayed in the UML editor.
   • the name of the class. This name is displayed in the UML editor.
   • the caption of the class describing the purpose of the class. This caption will be used in the program documentation of the UML editor.
4. Define the attributes of the object.
5. Validate the description of the object.

Creating an actor

1. On the "Collaboration diagram" pane, in the "Creation" group, click "Actor". A new object appears in the UML model.
2. Select "Description" from the popup menu (right mouse click) of the new actor. The window for specifying the actor is displayed.
3. Specify:
   • the name of the actor. This name is displayed in the actor in the UML editor
   • the name of the class. This name is displayed in the UML editor.
   • the caption of the actor describing the purpose of the actor.
4. Validate the description of the actor.

Creating a message

1. On the "Collaboration diagram" pane, in the "Creation" group, click "Message".
2. Select the different elements to link. The wizard for creating a message starts.
3. Specify:
   • the name of the message.
   • the sequence number of the message.
   • the messages found before the message currently created.
   • the dispatch conditions of the message.
   • the parameters of the message.
   • the name of the return value.
4. Validate the description of the message.

Creating a package

1. On the "Collaboration diagram" pane, in the "Creation" group, click "Package". A new package appears in the UML model.
2. Select "Description" from the popup menu (right mouse click) of the new package. The window for specifying the package is displayed.
3. Specify:
   • the name of the package. This name is displayed in the package in the UML editor.
   • the caption of the package describing the purpose of the package.
   • the relations of the package.
4. Validate the description of the package.