UML Modelling and design class diagrams (For business logic?)

[Rockhopper]

Hi all

I know this is a code forum... but as we are all programmers, and build systems, i was hoping some of you could share your insight with uml diagrams.

I have a question regarding UML modelling, specifically with Design Class Diagrams.

I am in the process of modelling a system, and i need to know which classes i need to make design class diagrams for.

I have base classes such as "Customer" that stores the actual information like "First Name" etc. I also have business logic classes that hold the business logic relating to the customer component... e.g. search methods for finding customers etc.

Do i make "Design Class Diagrams" for the Business logic classes as well? and if so, what do i put down as attributes?

[Lord_Q]

The answer would be yes. It is good practise to design all classes in UML before coding. If the class has no attributes then don't add any to the class diagram. This means the class diagram will only show the class name and any functions/methods containied in it.

What tool are you using to generate the class diagrams??

Hope this helps

Jonathan

[Rockhopper]

thanks, i have handed in the deliverable... it was for a university third year project. I did do class diagrams for both business logic classes and base classes, and left out attributes for the business logic classes.

It must have worked great, because we missed the top mark by only 1%

thanks everyone...

oh, and i used Visio