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An activity diagram is a mapping of the steps involved in a repetitive process to a visual workflow

An activity diagram is a subset of UML which is intended to facilitate and codify decisions and priorities within an organization.

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UML 2 Activity Diagramming Guidelines

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How to model optional actions on UML activity diagram

After searching the net and a couple of old fashioned books I own, I still haven't found my answer to how to model an activity for a specific use case. I am fairly new to UML and thus activity diagrams. The activity is Add hotel. This is fictional,…
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Can I use final nodes in activity diagrams to end a use case?

I'm working on several activity diagrams wich describes different use cases about a client-server application. Can final nodes be used to specify the end of a use case and not of a process? For example at the end of the login use case both server…
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Papyrus palette customization

I'm using Papyrus MDT with Eclipse Kepler. I need to customize the palette in order to include activity diagram elements (CallOperationAction) into a sequence diagram. I read Papyrus palette customization tutorial but I didn't find a solution.
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Parallel processes with dependency

There are two parallel processes. Each process has two steps. The second step of the first process is always executed after the first step. The second step of the second process is performed only under a certain condition. Activity diagram: How to…
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Can one Activity Diagram Depict only One process

I am Working on a project for Orders data visualization Dashboard. This is the use case Diagram: Currently I'm working on the activity diagram and my question is: Can the Manager and the Shipper login into the system and initiate their own…
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Does action pin multiplicity bounds refer to tokens or values?

According to UML documentation (16.2.3.3 Pins): A Pin is a kind of ObjectNode (see sub clause 15.4), so it holds object tokens that contain values of a specified Type (see sub clause 15.2 about tokens). ... A Pin is also a MultiplicityElement. The…
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Activity Diagram Timed Event

I'm trying to model the following: When filling out a submission form, the system automatically saves the users progress every 5 minutes. This is what I tried, but I don't think it's correct. In my case the condition is asked only after the "fill…
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How to represent an action available from multiple swimlanes in an activity diagram?

I have an activity diagram where I have created swimlanes based on user roles. So when some actions are available to multiple roles, how can I represent it with a single action without repeating the action in each roles? For example, in the diagram…
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Is that true that one bubble (use case) represent an activity diagram?

I ever made an activity diagram to represent a use case with 3 actors. I made a swimlane for each actor, so I have 3 swimlanes in an activity diagram. But my lecturer said that it was wrong because I should have more activity diagrams. He meaned…
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How to convert an activity diagram to a petrinet, synthesize it and then analyse it?

I am doing a project on Petri nets. I have generated an activity diagram (in the .xmi format) using the UML tool Umbrello. I need to convert it to a Petri net and then synthesize it using the tool Petrify. But in order to convert it to the Petri…
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Activity diagram. Is that correct way to define multiple selection?

Is that correct way to define multiple selection? When I want to define selections like in menu?
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Model data flow from (flow) port to UML activity diagram

One of the projects I am working on uses flow ports to model data flow between classes. We now started to model dynamic behavior using activity diagrams and state charts and are looking for a way to express that the data used in an activity diagram…
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UML Activity Diagram : Signals with Pins

i want to ask if there is a possibility to use signals whether is receiving or sending signal with a pin ? which means how i can represent an Email sending through a sending signal ?
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Can Two Flows Go to Same Action in Activity Diagams?

I have two flows going to the same action. The action is Make Payment. One flow is for rent, and other is for purchase. In both cases customer has to pay. I want to use one payment action for both flows. Or should I use merge node and then connect…
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process model vs.activity diagram

I am on a review of a business process models. I am experienced in UML but not in BPML. The problem I have is that the process models includes user tasks which looks like user actions(from UML) e.g. user press button, user saves, etc. and some…
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