Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content Figure 9-15: Usage example of item flows in internal block diagrams Source OMG Systems Modeling Language (SysML) 1.6 Copyright information About Object Management Group copyright in text extracts quoted from OMG specifications for educational purposes Snippet kind INFO UML keywords InformationFlow SysML keywords ItemFlow Previous snippet Item flows can also be more general than the actual flow, as shown by the connector on the right. The water distiller produces distilled water, but the item flow is for any kind of fluid. Full quote The connection to the water heater is compatible because it accepts any kind of water, including distilled. Next snippet The item flow does not require the heater to accept any kind of fluid, because the source of flow is still producing water, regardless of the generality of the item flow. Related snippets Item flows in internal block diagrams specify flows local to a block. Related snippets (backlinks) Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags
