The Deployment Specification is a type of Artifact. The Deployment Specification is a general mechanism to parameterize a Deployment relationship.

To draw the Deployment Specification on the diagram pane


  1. In the Component (or Deployment) diagram toolbar, click the Artifact button group to access the drop-down menu. 
  2. In the opened list, select Deployment Specification and draw it on your diagram pane.


To specify the Deployment relationship


  1. Create the Deployment Specification on the diagram pane. 
  2. Between the Deployment relationship and Deployment Specification, draw the Dependency relationship. The Dependency is drawn without an arrow.