The diagram pane shows the torso of an activity diagram: only initial node and final node are present. This leads to the validation panel showing errors because a control flow is missing. Refer to the other pages in this chapter for more information on how to draw a valid Activity diagram:
Toolbars
The activity diagram editor features a diagram toolbar in the center top of the diagram pane, and an elements toolbar on the right.
Toolbar
Description
Diagram Toolbar
Use the diagram toolbar to jump to the related operation, and to apply undo/redo features.
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Description
Jump to the related operation in the service panel.
Undo your last action.
Redo your last action (after undo).
Elements Toolbar
The elements toolbar contains all elements that you can create on your activity diagram.
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Description
Add a final node. An activity diagram can have multiple final nodes.
Add an object node. This can be used to store data locally.
Add a decision. Decisions are used to split the control flow based on conditions/guards.
Throw the exception defined by the parameters. If this error is not caught, it will be sent back to the client. For more information, refer to User Defined Errors in the xUML Services Reference Guide.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Find below a list of all keyboard shortcuts that are available in the activity diagram editor.