UML Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v1.05, by Herong Yang
Sequence Diagram - Frame Notation
This section describes the Sequence Frame Notation used in a UML Sequence Diagram. A Sequence Frame Notation represents the boundary to enclose all messages and lifelines of a communication message sequence.
A Sequence Frame Notation is a graphical notation used in a UML Sequence Diagram to provide a boundary to enclose all messages and lifelines of a communication sequence.
A Sequence Frame Notation is drawn as a large rectangle with a pentagon at the top left corner. "sd" followed by the sequence name are written in the pentagon.
For example, communication message interchanges between a user, a Web browser and a Web server to perform a user login process can be described as a communication message sequence with sequence frame. This frame can be drawn with a Sequence Frame Notation in a UML sequence diagram as shown below:
Table of Contents
Introduction of UML (Unified Model Language)
UML Class Diagram and Notations
UML Activity Diagram and Notations
►UML Sequence Diagram and Notations
Sequence Diagram - Lifeline Notation
Sequence Diagram - Message Notation
Sequence Diagram - Execution Specification Notation
►Sequence Diagram - Frame Notation
UML State Machine Diagram and Notations
UML Use Case Diagram and Notations
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