To view or edit an activity's properties, double-click its diagram symbol or Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.
The General tab contains the following properties:
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Property |
Description |
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Name/Code/Comment |
Identify the object. The name should clearly convey the object's purpose to non-technical users, while the code, which is used for generating code or scripts, may be abbreviated, and should not normally include spaces. You can optionally add a comment to provide more detailed information about the object. By default the code is generated from the name by applying the naming conventions specified in the model options. To decouple name-code synchronization, click to release the = button to the right of the Code field. |
Stereotype |
Extends the semantics of the object beyond the core UML definition. You can enter a stereotype directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in an extension file. |
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Organization unit |
Specifies the organization unit (see Organization Units (OOM )) linked to the activity and also allows you to assign the Committee Activity value (see Displaying a Committee Activity) to a decomposed activity to graphically show the links between organization units designed as swimlanes and sub-activities. A Committee Activity is an activity realized by more than one organization unit. You can click the Ellipsis button beside the Organization unit list to create a new organization unit or click the Properties tool to display its property sheet. |
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Composite status |
Specifies whether the activity is decomposed into sub-activities. You can choose between:
If you revert the activity from Decomposed to Atomic status, then any sub-activities that you have created will be deleted. |
Keywords |
Provide a way of loosely grouping objects through tagging. To enter multiple keywords, separate them with commas. |
The Action tab defines the nature, the type and the duration of an action that an activity executes. It contains the following properties:
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Property |
Description |
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Action type |
Specifies the kind of action that the activity executes. For more information, see Specifying Action Types. |
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[action object] |
Depending on the action type you choose, an additional field may be displayed, allowing you to specify an activity, classifier, attribute, event, expression, operation, or variable upon which the action acts. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object. |
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Pre-Conditions / Actions / Post-Conditions |
These sub-tabs provide a textual account of how the action is executed. For example, you can write pseudo code or information on the program to execute. |
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Duration |
Specifies the estimated or statistic duration to execute the action. This information is for documentation purposes only; estimate on the global duration is not computed. |
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Timeout |
Zero by default. If the value is not set to zero, it means that a timeout exception occurs if the execution of the activation takes more than the specified timeout limit. You can type any alphanumeric value in the Timeout box (example: 20 seconds). |
These tabs list the input and output parameters required by the activity (see Specifying Activity Parameters).
This tab is displayed only if the Composite status of the activity is set to Decomposed, and lists its sub-activities.