Interaction Overview Diagram Objects

PowerDesigner supports all the objects necessary to build interaction overview diagrams.

Object

Tool

Symbol

Description

Start



Starting point of the interactions represented in the diagram. See Starts (OOM).

Interaction activity



Reference to a sequence diagram, communication diagram, or interaction overview diagram. See Interaction References and Interaction Activities (OOM).

Flow



Flow of control between two interactions. See Flows (OOM).

Decision



Decision the flow has to take when several paths are possible. See Decisions (OOM).

Synchronization



Enables the splitting or synchronization of control between two or more flows. See Synchronizations (OOM).

End



Termination point of the interactions described in the diagram. See Ends (OOM).