Chapter 5 Building Dynamic Diagrams
You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open an activity property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Activities folder. The following sections detail the property sheet tabs that contain the properties most commonly entered for activities.
The General Tab contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users. |
| Code | Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts. |
| Comment | Descriptive comment for the object. |
| Stereotype | Extends the semantics of the object beyond the core UML definition. |
| Organization unit | Specifies the organization unit (see Organization Units (OOM)) linked to the activity and also allows you to assign the Committee Activity value (see Displaying a committee activity) to a decomposed activity to graphically show the links between organization units designed as swimlanes and sub-activities. A Committee Activity is an activity realized by more than one organization unit.
You can click the Ellipsis button beside the Organization unit list to create a new organization unit or click the Properties tool to display its property sheet. |
| Composite status | Specifies whether the activity is decomposed into sub-activities. You can choose between:
If you revert the activity from Decomposed to Atomic status, then any sub-activities that you have created will be deleted. |
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