Umbrello is a diagram tool that can help you with software and program development. This can help you visualize the flow of data through your programs.

Definition

• UML: Unified Modelling Language

Here is a basic example of the Umbrello workspace:

Umbrello has varies types of diagrams that you can create to help you organize and visualize your programs and data flow.

The Umbrello UML Modeller 1.2 supports the following types of diagrams (They will all have a visual example):

• Use Case Diagram
• Class Diagram
• Sequence Diagram
• Collaboration Diagram
• State Diagram
• Activity Diagram
• Component Diagram
• Deployment Diagram
• Entity Relationship Diagram

Shows the actors (people or other users of the system), uses cases (the scenarios when they use the system) and their relationship.

Shows classes and the relationships between them.

Shows objects and a sequence of method calls they make to other objects.

Shows objects and their relationships, putting emphasis on the objects that participate in the message exchange.

Shows states, state changes and events in an object or a part of the system.

Shows activities and the changes from one activity to another with the events occurring in some part of the system.

Shows the high level programming components (Such as KParts or JavaBeans).

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Shows the instances of the components and their relationships.

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Shows data and the relationship and constraints between them.