UML Sequence

diagram
 Sequence
Diagram(make a phone
call)
Caller Phone Recipient

Picks up

Dial tone

Dial

Ring notification Ring

Picks up

Hello
1. Person kicks the cat
2. Cat reports to inspector
3. Inspector reports to
Policeman
4. Policeman arrests person

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 Sequence Diagrams
• Dynamic model
• Illustrate the objects that participate in a use-case
• Show the sequence of messages that pass between
objects for a particular use-case over time
• Example: order food, change tv channel
• It models a single scenario executing in the system

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 Sequence Diagrams – Object
Life Spans

• Creation
 Create message A

 Object life starts at that point

• Activation Create
B
 Symbolized by rectangular stripes
 Place on the lifeline where object is
activated.
 Rectangle also denotes when object
is deactivated.
• Deletion X
 Placing an ‘X’ on lifeline Activation bar Return
Deletion
 Object’s life ends at that point
Lifeline
 Sequence Diagram
Us er Catalog
•Sequence diagrams demonstrate the Res ervations

behavior of objects in a use case by Message

describing the objects and the 1: look up ()

messages they pass. 2: title data ()

3: [not available] res erve title ()

•The horizontal dimension shows the

4 : title returned ()
objects participating in the interaction.
5: hold title ()

5 : title available ()
•The vertical arrangement of
messages indicates their order. 6 : borrow title ()

6 : rem ove res ervation ()

•The labels may contain the seq. # to

indicate concurrency.
Sequence Diagram for Patient
appointment Use Case

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Sequence Diagram for Print
Invoice use case
: Print Invoice : Customer : Sales Items : Invoice
Record

GetName( )

PrintCustName( )

GetAddress( )

PrintCustAddress( )

GetUnbilledItems( )

PrintLines( )

PrintTotal( )

PrintTermsConditions( )
 Example: Use Case
Diagram of the Vending
Machine
D e p o s it M o n e y

M a k e S e le c t io n

C u stom e r

C a n c e lla t io n

Up d ate D atab as e

M a in t e n a n ce
O pe r a t o r
 Sequence Diagram
for Deposit Money Use Case
M o n e y D e t e c t io n Ve n d in g M a c h in e M oney
C R T D is p la y
H a rd w a re C o n t ro lle r D is p e n s e r
C u stom e r

[Id le S t a t e ]
D is p la y W e lc o m e
M es s age
D e p o s it M o n e y

D is p la y A m o u n t

Se n d A mo u n t

S t a rt T im e r

P ro m p t fo r S e le c t io n

[If T im e r > 30 s e c o n d s a n d In v a lid o r N o S e le c t io n ]

R e t u rn M o n e y

Sto p
[Id le S t a t e ] T im e r
D is p la y W e lc o m e
M es s age
 System Sequence Diagram
for Make Selection Use Case
Ve n d in g M a c h in e M oney P ro d u c t P ro d u c t
N u m e ric K e y p a d C R T D is p la y
C o n t ro lle r D is p e n s e r D is p e n s e r D atab as e
C u stom e r

No t e : I f
R e le a s e - I n pu t P ro m p t
B u t t o n P re s s e d s e e fo r
C a n ce lla t io n S e le c t io n
S e qu e n ce D ia g ra m
En t e r S e le c t io n

D is p la y S e le c t io n

S e n d S e le c t io n

In q u ire D a t a b a s e

R e t u rn R e s p o n s e

No t e : I n s u f f icie n t
m o n e y , s e le ct io n Va lid a t e
n o t a v a ila ble
[if In v a lid S e le c t io n ]
P ro m p t fo r A n o t h e r S e le c t io n

U p d ate D atab as e

D is p e n s e P ro d u c t

D is p e n s e C a lc u la t e d
[Id le S t a t e ] Ch an g e
D is p la y W e lc o m e
M es s age
 System Sequence Diagram
for Cancellation Use Case

Ve n d in g M a c h in e
N u me ric K e y p a d CRT D is p la y M o n e y D is p e n s e r
Co n tro lle r
C u s to m e r

P ro mp t
fo r
Re le a s e -In p u t S e le c tio n
Bu tto n P re s s e d

S e n d Ca n c e lla tio n S ig n a l

Re tu rn M o n e y
[Id le S ta te ]
D is p la y W e lc o me
M es s age
 System Sequence
Diagram
for Update Database Use
Case W ire le s s K e y b o a rd
Ve n d in g M a c h in e
C o n t ro lle r
C R T D is p la y
P ro d u c t
D atab as e
A ll H a rd w a re
Exc e p t C R T D is p la y
M a in t e n a n c e
O pe r a t o r

Po wer On

S e n d A c t iv e S ig n a l

D is p la y P ro g ra m m in g
In fo rm a t io n

D is a b le

Se n d U p d a te Co mma n d s

U p d ate D atab as e

D is p la y U p d a t e
Co mma n d s
P o w e r O ff

T e rm in a t e U p d a t e M o d e

En a b le

[Id le S t a t e ]
D is p la y W e lc o m e In fo rm a t io n
 Building a Sequence
Diagram

1. Determine the context of the sequence diagram

2. Identify the participating objects
3. Set the lifeline for each object
4. Add messages
5. Add execution occurrence on each object’s
lifeline
6. Validate the sequence diagram

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 Alternate / if-else scenario in
sequence diagram

Upper or lower
part will work
at a time.
Based on the
condition.
Sequence Diagram for
search book Use Case
Multiple If-else condition

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 Thanks

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