Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content Examples of Dependency and Usage Dependency vs Usage vs Association vs Connector Association vs Connector - detailed Webel: A plain Dependency that is not stereotyped is always strictly timed-ordered; the supplier (target) must exist before the client (source). Webel: SysML: TIP: CONVENTION (default policy suggestion): Use reverse time ordering for Dependency, reserve Usage, PackageImport, ElementImport for software dependencies Source Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1 Copyright information About Object Management Group copyright in text extracts quoted from OMG specifications for educational purposes Snippet kind INFO UML keywords Dependency Dependency::client Dependency::supplier DirectedRelationship NamedElement Previous snippet Full quote A Dependency is a Relationship that signifies that a single model Element or a set of model Elements requires other model Elements for their specification or implementation. Next snippet This means that the complete semantics of the client Element(s) are either semantically or structurally dependent on the definition of the supplier Element(s). A Usage is a Dependency in which the client Element requires the supplier Element (or set of Elements) for its full implementation or operation. Related snippets Related snippets (backlinks) This means that the complete semantics of the client Element(s) are either semantically or structurally dependent on the definition of the supplier Element(s). A Usage is a Dependency in which the client Element requires the supplier Element (or set of Elements) for its full implementation or operation. Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags
