non-final to final 

no 

yes 

final to non-final 

yes 

yes 

non-abstract to abstract 

no 

yes 

abstract to non-abstract 

yes 

yes 

more restrictive access 

no 

no 

less restrictive access 

yes 

yes 

change value of description, label, softwareVendor, or author 

no  

yes 

change value of name or path 

no 

yes 

change from simple to composite component 

no 

no 

change from composite to simple component 

no 

no