Setting Up and Environment for Diagram Creation

The discussion on this page assumes a setup as described in Setting Up an Environment for Diagram Creation.

Create a Diagram with the PlantUML Script

With the first_diagram.pu file selected, enter the following PlantUML script:

@startuml

title "Order to Cash"

participant Distributor  as d
participant Manufacturer as m

d -> m: ProcessPurchaseOrder
m -> d: AcknowledgePurchaseOrder
m -> d: NotifyShipment
m -> d: ProcessInvoice

@enduml

To preview the diagram, press alt + d on Windows or ⌥ + d on Mac. You should see something like this: