Create a Service in the following ways:

When you create a Service, you must create or select a type (Interface) for that Service.

To change the type of a Service: right-click the Service, point to Set, and then click Type. From the dialog select the Interface you want to use as a type. To make the name of the Service match the new type: right-click the Service, and then click Synchronize IDL Element Names.

By default, the name of the Service is set to that of the Interface it uses as a type. If the name of a Service or Interface is changed and you want to change the name of the Service to match the name of the Interface it uses as a type: right-click the Service, and then click Synchronize IDL Element Names. Note that the name of the Service is also set to the name of the Interface it uses as a type when the Synchronize IDL Element Names command is used from the following items: the Interface that is used as type, the Component that owns the Service, and the scoping Package of the Service or Interface.

For information about connecting a Service to other items on an Internal Component Diagram, see Rules for connecting items on an internal component diagram.

When shown on an Internal Component Diagram, a Service's notation is as follows:

Note that on an Internal Component Diagram, a Service's view options are set through the Port entry.

A Service is based on a UML Attribute or Role.

The following sections provide information about how a Service is used in the model.

Note that when you create a Service on a Component Part, the Service is created as a child of the Component Part's type, that is, a Component.

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