hierarchical components

[ngong]

Dear EA Professionals,

what is the best way to level a Deployment and-or Component model?

more detail:

I failed to associate a component diagram with a component in a deployment or component diagram that opens e.g. by ctrl-k.

I managed to do this using a packaging component. However, than I failed to add an interface as an embedded element.

thank you for your kind help  

[ngong]

My solution for now is: Do not use interfaces directly to explain what a component or a packaging component provides. Define the interface as a "global" connection - independent from anything - that is not directly provided by a component or a packaging component but through a port.

The only question left here is: why does the port belongs to a component but not to a packaging component if dropped there?

Any comment welcome  

[KP]

I failed to associate a component diagram with a component in a deployment or component diagram that opens e.g. by ctrl-k.

Right-click > Advanced > Make Composite.

[ngong]

much better, thank you