• how to create a collaboration diagram.
• how to create an object.
• how to create an actor.
• how to create a message.
• how to create a package.

Creating a collaboration diagram

1. Click in the quick access buttons.
   • The new element window appears: click "Architecture", and then "UML".
   • The UML model creation wizard starts.
2. Select "Collaboration diagram".
3. Specify the UML model into which the diagram is to be inserted.
4. Choose to edit the diagram directly.
5. Validate the new collaboration diagram. The new model appears in the editor.

Creating an object

1. On the "Collaboration diagram" tab, in the "Creation" group, click "Object". A new object appears in the UML model.
2. Right-click the new object and select "Description" in the context menu. The object description window is opens.
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 describing the purpose of the class. This caption will be used in the technical documentation of the UML editor.
4. Define the attributes of the object.
5. Validate the object description.

Creating an actor

1. On the "Collaboration diagram" tab, in the "Creation" group, click "Actor". A new object appears in the UML model.
2. Right-click the new actor and select "Description" in the context menu. The actor description window opens.
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 describing the purpose of the actor.
4. Validate the description of the actor.

Creating a message

1. On the "Collaboration diagram" tab, in the "Creation" group, click "Message".
2. Select the different elements to link. The message creation wizard starts.
3. Specify:
   • the name of the message.
   • the sequence number of the message.
   • the messages that precede the message being 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" tab, in the "Creation" group, click "Package". A new package appears in the UML model.
2. Right-click the new package and select "Description" in the context menu. The package description window opens.
3. Specify:
   • the name of the package. This name is displayed in the package in the UML editor.
   • the caption describing the purpose of the package.
   • the relationships of the package.
4. Validate the description of the package.