should sequence diagrams accurately mirror classes used in class diagram

[sriram ramanathan]

Hi
Is it enough for sequence diagrams to show interacting components or do
individual classes have to be shown. The number of classes used will make
the component diagram cramped.

[Ajith Kallambella]

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[Dhanush Dharsh]

Sequence diagrams need not exactly match all the methods in your class diagrams. Make it simple and remember you are architecting the application and not programming. Try to show the interactions as simple messages or java method names. Also remember to keep your classes simple

[Ajith Kallambella]

I don't mean to split hairs here, but sequence diagrams normally depict objects and not classes as participants. Therefore, it is a normal practice to represent the senders/receivers of messages in the form objectName:className. You can omit the objectName and only show :className if your intention is to depict any object instance of that class.
Cheers,

[sriram ramanathan]

Thanks for the clarification. What I meant was, if I use say a Home object in the sequence diagram to get a reference to an enterprise bean, should that home object be represented as a class in the class diagram or are the details not important in the class diagram.