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Form for transitions
Chapter 3: Activity Models (UML)
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● Using the Next Activity/Action or Next Activity/Action
with Guard tool, create a transition from the starting
state to the synchronization bar.
● Using the Next Activity/Action tool, create transitions
from the synchronization bar to each ending state.
● For a join:
Form for transitions
● Using the Next Activity/Action or Next Activity/Action
with Guard tool, create transitions from each starting
state to the synchronization bar.
● Using the Next Activity/Action tool, create a transition
from the synchronization bar to the ending state.
You can use the State Transition Information form to view and
modify information about a transition. For more information on
this form, see “Transitions” in Chapter 18, “Statechart Models
(UML).”
Initial and final states
Initial states Every activity model should have an initial state. This state
indicates a starting point for the process represented by the model.
A process is never actually in its initial state. Rather, the initial
state provides an anchor for the transition to the first activity in
the process.
Final states Unless an activity model represents a process that loops infinitely,
it needs to include at least one final state. A final state indicates
an ending point for the process. As with the initial state, the
process is never actually in a final state. Rather, the final state
provides a terminus for the transition out of the last activity in the
process.