Help with messages (removing parenthesis)

[metamorphium]

Dear forum,

forgive me my ignorance on the following matter. I am trying to create a communication diagram to show my customer how the data will flow, which actors will come to play etc.

However no matter what kind of diagram I use, I'm always getting the parenthesis () after the message. While it would be useful in object modelling, I rather need to portray the abstract flow. My customer would be confused...

Am I choosing the wrong way how to portray the communication?

I need to do this:

http://www.sparxsystems.com/resources/uml2_tutorial/uml2_communicationdiagram.html

Thank you for any help and/or pointers in the right direction.

[Geert Bellekens]

I think you are indeed using the wrong diagram/artifacts.
The messages in the communication diagram do not mean the data that is communicated, but rather the type of call that is made.

In UML there is a concept of information flows, that send InformationItems around, that would be more what you are looking for.  Look in the Activity toolbox. (looks like you actually want a DFD, but that is a non-UML concept)

There also must be a way to remove the parenthesis from the messages, but I don't remember which option it is. I think this question was answerred a few weeks/months ago by one of the Sparxians.

Geert

[philchudley]

Double click the diagram to open the diagram properties
Click on the Features Tab
Click on the checkbox "Suppress brackets for operations without parameters"

Cheers

Phil

[metamorphium]

Thank you very much. That's exactly what I needed!