@startuml
title This is the flow for onboarding DCAE components. All components get onboarded and made available to DCAE template designer.
box "DCAE Development"
    	actor DCAEComponent_Developer
	    entity DCAE_Comp_JSON
	    participant DCAE_TOSCA_Tool
	entity DCAE_TOSCACLI
    
end box
box "SDC GUI" #f4c69f
	
    participant TOSCA_Tool as DCAE_TOSCA_Tool
    entity "MODELS/BLUEPRINTS" as MODELS
    participant SDC
	    database SDC_Catalog
    	end box
autonumber
loop for all DCAE Components
DCAEComponent_Developer -> DCAE_Comp_JSON : Offline createsCreates JSON schema\nspecifying the metadata\nrequired by this component.\nInputs\nOutputs\nConfiguration
Component_Developer <-> DCAE_CLI : Verifies the spec and deployment (if CBS/Consul are setup)
DCAE_Comp_JSON -> DCAE_TOSCA_Tool : UsesUse TOSCA tool to\ncreate artifact.
DCAE_TOSCA_Tool -> DCAE_TOSCAMODELS : TOSCA Artifact created.
DCAE_TOSCAMODELS -> SDC : Imports into SDC\nto onboard their\nDCAE component
SDC -> SDC_Catalog : Saved into catalog
end
@enduml