Action Properties

To view or edit an action'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:

Property	Description
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. 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.
Trigger event	Specifies the role an action plays for a state or the event that triggers its execution. You can: Add an event to an action by choosing it from the list. Add multiple events by clicking the ellipsis tool next to the list. Create a new event by clicking the Create tool. Select an event created in the current model or other models by clicking the Select Trigger Event tool. Click the Properties tool to display the event property sheet. When a trigger event is defined on an action, the inverse relationship is displayed in the Triggered Objects sub-tab of the Dependencies tab of the event property sheet (see Events (OOM)).
Event arguments	Arguments of an event defined on a state. Arguments are instances of parameters or names given to parameters in the context of executing an event. You can specify a list of event arguments (arg1, arg2,...) in this box
Operation	Read-only list that lists operations of the classifier associated with the state. It allows you to specify the action implementation using an operation. It is grayed and empty when the classifier is not a class
Operation arguments	Arguments of an event defined on an operation
Keywords	Provide a way of loosely grouping objects through tagging. To enter multiple keywords, separate them with commas.

Condition Tab

The Condition tab is available for actions defined on states. You can specify an additional condition on the execution of an action when the event specified by the trigger event occurs.

The Alias field allows you to enter a condition attached to an action. You can also use the text to detail the condition. For example, you can write information on the condition to execute, as well as open, insert and save any text files containing valuable information.

We recommend that you write an alias (short expression) when you use a long condition so as to display the alias instead of the condition in the diagram.

The condition of an action is displayed between brackets: