Modeling with Technology FrameWork

Submachine states
Submachine states
a composite state and its substates is similar to the relationship
between a superclass and its subclasses in a complete partition.
To create a composite state and connect it to substates:
1 In the UML Statechart Diagram Tools tool folder, click and hold
on the Composite State tool.
2 Drag into your statechart diagram window and release the
mouse button where you want to place the composite state
graphic.
3 Type a name for the composite state. Then click on the window
background to close the edit box.
4 In the UML Statechart Diagram Tools tool folder, click and hold
on the Substates tool.
5 Drag into your statechart diagram window and release the
mouse button.
6 While holding down the left mouse button, drag a box around
the substates. Thren click on the composite state.
A submachine state is a complex state that is described by
another statechart diagram. After you have created a submachine
state, you can build and anchor to it another statechart diagram
that describes its structure in greater detail.
Creating a submachine state
To create a submachine state:
1 In the UML Statechart Diagram Tools tool folder, click and hold
on the Submachine State tool.
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