Sequence diagrams should only show classes found in class diagram

[Marcelo Ortega]

We should only show classes in the sequence diagrams which exist in the Class diagram. Is this statement correct?

If so, Cade's class diagram doesn't show the EntityManager yet he uses it in the sequence diagram. Any thoughts?

[Ranganathan Kaliyur Mannar]

yah, you can just add 'EntityManager' in the class diagram...

[Marcelo Ortega]

Thanks Ranganathan.

[Marcelo Ortega]

Another one of Cade's sequence diagrams shows a call to :Email Server. This isn't depicted in his class diagram.

Would this be shown as EmailDAO in the class diagram? What about the rest of the DAOs (UserDAO, InventoryDAO, etc), which are shown in his component diagram?

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

EntityManager is a built in JEE class so it doesn't need to be in the class diagram. All of your custom classes should be in the class diagram.

[Marcelo Ortega]

Thanks Jeanne. So there is no rule that if I use an EntityManager in the sequence diagram (or any other JEE component), that it has to be included in the Class diagram?
I'm assuming then that this only includes custom classes. So if I call a DAO within the sequnce diagrams, this should be shown in the class diagram. Correct?

Cade shows an Email Server in his sequence diagram. Would this actually be an EmailDAO, which should be shown in class diagram?

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Marcelo Ortega wrote:TSo there is no rule that if I use an EntityManager in the sequence diagram (or any other JEE component), that it has to be included in the Class diagram?
I'm assuming then that this only includes custom classes. So if I call a DAO within the sequnce diagrams, this should be shown in the class diagram. Correct?

Correct. Any classes you make up should be in the class diagram.

Marcelo Ortega wrote:Cade shows an Email Server in his sequence diagram. Would this actually be an EmailDAO, which should be shown in class diagram?

It's just a class name. I don't generally think of email as a dao, but it could be.

[Marcelo Ortega]

Thanks Jeanne, I appreciate your help.