Specifying the deployment of an artifact within a node

In UML modeling, you deploy artifacts on nodes to indicate that the node supports the deployment of instances of these artifacts when the system runs.

A diagram must be open in the diagram editor and it must contain at least one node and one artifact. The Deploy compartment of the node must also be visible.
To specify the deployment of an artifact on a node, in the diagram editor, click an artifact and drag it over the Deploy compartment of the node.

As the following figure illustrates, the artifact is displayed in the Deploy compartment and a deploy relationship connects the node to the artifact.

A node, named Node1, is connected by a dashed line to an artifact, named Artifact1. An open arrowhead points from the node to the artifact. The word deployment, in double angle brackets, is displayed above the line. The word Artifact1 is displayed in the deploys compartment of the node, along with the deploy icon.
Note: You can also deploy artifact instances on node instances.

Parent topic: Specifying relationships in modeling diagrams

Related concepts
Deployment diagrams
Nodes
Node instances
Deployment relationships

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