Architectural Modeling Common Modeling Techniques

Common Modeling Techniques

Modeling Executable's and Libraries

To model executable's and libraries,

Identify the partitioning of a physical system, and consider the impact of technical, configuration management and reuse issues
Model any executable's and libraries as components using appropriate standard elements
Model the significant interfaces that some components use and others realize
Model the relationships among these executable's, libraries and interfaces

Modeling Tables, Files and Documents

To model tables, files and documents,

Identify the secondary components of the physical implementation of a system and model them as components
Model the relationships among these components and other executable's, libraries and interfaces in a system

Modeling an API

To model an API,

Identify the programmatic connections in a system and model each as an interface, collecting the attributes and operations that form this edge
Expose properties of the interface which are important to visualize in a context
Model the realization of each API as it is important to show the configuration of a specific implementation

Modeling Source Code

To model source code,

Model files which are used to store the details of all logical elements along with their compilation dependencies
Connect these models to configuration management and version control tools which include tagged values like version, author and check in/check out information
Manage the relationships among these files and use UML to visualize and document these relationships

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