The Action tab defines the nature, the type and the duration of an action that an activity executes. It contains the following properties:
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Property |
Description |
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Action type |
Specifies the kind of action that the activity executes. For more information, see Specifying action types. |
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[action object] |
Depending on the action type you choose, an additional field may be displayed, allowing you to specify an activity, classifier, attribute, event, expression, operation, or variable upon which the action acts. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object. |
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Pre-Conditions / Actions / Post-Conditions |
These sub-tabs provide a textual account of how the action is executed. For example, you can write pseudo code or information on the program to execute. |
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Duration |
Specifies the estimated or statistic duration to execute the action. This information is for documentation purposes only; estimate on the global duration is not computed. |
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Timeout |
Zero by default. If the value is not set to zero, it means that a timeout exception occurs if the execution of the activation takes more than the specified timeout limit. You can type any alphanumeric value in the Timeout box (example: 20 seconds). |