Partitioning of the Class DiagramPackage

• Large class diagrams are quickly getting complex and confusing

• UML abstraction mechanism: Package

• Criteria for partitioning:

  • Functional cohesion
  • Informational cohesion
  • Access control
  • Distribution structure
  • ....

• Elements of a package may be all kinds of UML model elements

• Visibility of elements may be restricted (+,#,-)

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