PowerDesigner supports all the objects necessary to build communication diagrams.
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Object |
Tool |
Symbol |
Description |
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Actor |
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An external person, process or something interacting with a system, sub-system or class. See Actors (OOM). |
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Object |
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Instance of a class. See Objects (OOM). |
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Instance link |
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Communication link between two objects. See Instance Links (OOM). |
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Message |
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Interaction that conveys information with the expectation that action will ensue. It creates an instance link by default when no one exists. See Messages (OOM). |