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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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enterprise architect scripting in java: how to change the way of a connector?

I try to change the way of a connector which connects two elements in an activity diagram. I use the Java API (eaapi.jar) from sparx. My function to connect two elements: public void connectTwoElements(Element source, Element target) { Connector…
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How to model logic of complex operations

How to model logic of complex operations? For example save methods for root entities where state, versions and various atributes should be handled according to some logic. DTOs and entities exist. I was thinking about sequence diagram, activity…
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Enterprise Architect scripting with java - activitydiagram add a structured activity

I want to generate an activity diagram from my external java program. My problem now is to add a structured activity (with a sub-activitydiagram). This is my code: //Add the structured activity to the package Element structActivityElement=…
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Is it possible that a decision node has only one outgoing flow?

I am working on an activity diagram for a web application. And now there is a need for a decision to press a button. But you can only press the button if you pressed another button before. But you don't have to push it. So my question is must a…
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UML Activity Diagram Swimlanes - Does it matter where the final state ends?

I've built an activity diagram with a number of Swimlanes. I am curious to know if it matters where the Final State ends? http://i.imgur.com/SleQlks.png Currently, seen from the picture the final state ends in the Technical Support Manager Swimlane.…
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Visual Paradigm for UML Using Conditional Nodes

I am attempting to use Visual Paradigm to produce an activity diagram. I want to use a conditional node. I have placed ond in my diagram, named it and now see there are two areas Test and Body. I want to enter a test condition but see no way to do…
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Is my use case diagram too complicated and Activity diagram too dense?

I am doing the 2 diagrams for a hotel booking service question. I did look up google and almost all diagram examples seem to have nicely linked up the actors but I just don't seem to be able to do so in my case. Also for the activiy diagram, I feel…
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UML: Two sequential token flows, random decision which starts first

I'm looking for a way how to model two activity flows (in an activity-diagram), where it doesn't matter, which one starts first, but the second one has than to wait, until the first ends. I know, there exist the start (split) and end (join) of…
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Activity Diagram with timed events

Draw an activity diagram using signals to capture the following series of events: Three days before the flight, my travel agent emails me with a list of required travel documents. If the list is not received by the three day deadline I cancel the…
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need for creating partitions in an activity diagram

i am sorry for asking such a straight forward and simple question but there is a lot of confusion regarding the use of partition in activity diagrams like : is it really necessary to create partitions? since each organisation has a number of…
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UML Activity Diagram - how to design?

MAKE RESERVATIONS is the activity and it states the following: A customer contacts a reservation officer about a car rental. The customer quotes the start and end dates needed, the preferred vehicle, and the pickup office. The reservation officer…
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Developing Activity Diagram for Back End Application

I am developing a web based back-end application. In this back-end, I can View, Add, Edit, and Delete information. There is a form and a table positioned under the form. First, the application will load information into the table. When I choose to…
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Activity Diagrams created in Visio 2013 (Preview)?

In the past I was using Rational Rose, and now I'm trying to switch to Visio. But many things that I could easily find in Rose, I can't or have hard time finding it in Visio (2013 Preview). I have looked at the available diagram possibilities (when…
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Simplify a UML activity diagram

I am about to make a UML activity diagram for an old program, full of goto. The program I'm going to model is constructed as in the example. First, it make something, then it check the error flag. And if the error flag is set, it writes an error…
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How do I branch to another use case with extends relationship in an activity diagram?

Sorry to ask another newb question but right now I am translating a UML diagram into an activity diagram. I need to branch my activity diagram to two different use cases each with an extend relationship on the UML chart. What symbol do I use?
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