


The objects involved in the operation are listed from left to right according to when they take part in the message sequence.īelow is a sequence diagram for making a hotel reservation. The time progresses as you go down the page. Sequence diagrams are organized according to time. Sequence Diagram is an interaction diagram that details how operations are carried out - what messages are sent and when. The vertical space in an interaction diagram is not relevant for the duration of the interaction. Time in a sequence diagram is all a about ordering, not duration.

Either model generic interactions (showing all possible paths through the interaction) or specific instances of a interaction (showing just one path through the interaction).Model the interaction between objects within a collaboration that realizes an operation.Model the interaction between object instances within a collaboration that realizes a use case.Model high-level interaction between active objects in a system.
