You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a flow property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Flows folder.
The General tab contains the following properties:
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Property |
Description |
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Name |
Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users. |
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Code |
Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts. |
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Comment |
Specifies a descriptive comment for the object. |
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Source |
Specifies the object that the flow leads from. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object. You can also open the property sheet of the source object by clicking the Source button located at the top part of the current object property sheet. |
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Destination |
Specifies the object that the flow leads to. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object. You can also open the property sheet of the destination object by clicking the Destination button located at the top part of the current object property sheet. |
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Stereotype |
Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs. You can type stereotypes directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in your model's resource file or in an extended model definition. |
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Flow type |
Specifies the type of the flow. You can create your own type of flow in the list, or choose one of the following values:
The flow type is unavailable if you associate an event with the flow on the Condition tab. |
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Weight |
Specifies the number of objects consumed on each traversal. |
You can view input and output flows of a process from its property sheet by clicking the Input Flows and Output Flows sub-tabs of the Dependencies tab.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Alias |
Short name for the condition, to be displayed next to its symbol in the diagram. |
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Condition (text box) |
Specifies a condition to be evaluated to determine how the flow should be traversed. You can enter any appropriate information in this box, as well as open, insert and save text files. You can open the Condition tab by right-clicking the flow symbol, and selecting Condition in the contextual menu. |
The Parameters tab lists the parameters that are passed along the flow. The list is automatically completed if you draw the flow between two activity parameters .
The Transformations tab specifies a data transformation to apply to input tokens. For example, it could extract a single attribute value from an input object.