How to model communication between the components (ComponentPrototypes) of an AUTOSAR composition (CompositionType)

Answer

Three step process:

1. Define your top level composition
2. Define Software Components (SWCs), interfaces, and ports
3. Model the internal parts of your composition type

1. Create a Software Components Diagram
   
   
2. Add your top level CompositionType component
   
   
3. Add sender/receiver and/or client/server ports to your composition
   
   
4. Add SenderReceiverInterfaces and/or ClientServerInterfaces to the diagram
   
   
5. Add DataElementTypes (S/R interface) or OperationPrototypes (C/S interface) to your interface definitions
   
   
6. Add portType dependencies from your composition’s ports to the interfaces

1. Create a Software Components Diagram
   
   
2. Add sender/receiver or/and client/server ports to the SWCs
   
   
3. Add SenderReceiverInterfaces or/and ClientServerInterfaces to the diagram
   
   
4. Add DataElementTypes (S/R interface) or OperationPrototypes (C/S interface) to your interface definitions
   
   
5. Add portType dependencies from your SWCs' ports to the interfaces

1. Navigate to your composition in the browser
   
   
2. Add new ComponentPrototype
   
   
3. Double click the new ComponentPrototype and assign the SWC type that instance.
   
   
4. Go back to your composition diagram modeled in step 1
   
   
5. Drag and drop your ComponentPrototypes into your composition type
   
   
6. Use AssemblyConnectorPrototypes and DelegationConnectorPrototypes to model the communication between the component prototypes and the composition