How To Create Activity Diagram In Staruml

Activity Diagram (from uml-diagrams.org)

Create Activity Diagram

To create an Activity Diagram:

1 .

Select first an element where a new Activity Diagram to be contained as a child.
2 .

Select Model | Add Diagram | Activity Diagram in Menu Bar or select Add Diagram | Activity Diagram in Context Menu.

Action

1 .

Select Action in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Action.

You can use QuickEdit for Action by double-click or press Enter on a selected Action.

Name Expression : Edit name expression.

Syntax of Name Expression

expression ::= [ '<<' stereotype `>>` ] [ visibility ] name

stereotype ::= (identifier)

visibility ::= '+' | '#' | '-' | '~'
Add Input Pin : Add an input pin.
Add Output Pin : Add an output pin.
Add Note : Add a linked note.
Add Constraint : Add a constraint.
Add Trigger Event : Add a trigger event.
Add Outgoing Control Flow : Add an outgoing control flow with an action.
Add Incoming Control Flow : Add an incoming control flow with an action.
Add Outgoing Object Flow : Add an outgoing object flow with an object node.
Add Incoming Object Flow : Add an incoming object flow with an object node.
Add Decision : Add a decision with two additional actions.
Add Merge : Add a merge with two additional actions.
Add Fork : Add a fork with two additional actions.
Add Join : Add a join with two additional actions.
Add Initial Node : Add an initial node with a connected control flow.
Add Final Node : Add an final node with a connected control flow.

Trigger

2 .

Select Model | Add | Trigger in Menu Bar or Add | Trigger in Context Menu.

Initial Node

To create an Initial Node:

1 .

Select Initial in Toolbox .
2 .

Click at the position on the diagram.

Activity Final Node

To create an Activity Final Node:

1 .

Select Activity Final in Toolbox .
2 .

Click at the position on the diagram.

Fork Node

2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Fork.

Join Node

2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Join.

Merge Node

2 .

Click at the position on the diagram.

Decision Node

To create a Decision Node:

1 .

Select Decision in Toolbox .
2 .

Click at the position on the diagram.

Swimlane (Partition)

To create a Swimlane (Vertical or Horizontal):

1 .

Select Swimlane (Vertical) or Swimlane (Horizontal) in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Swimlane.

Interruptible Activity Region

To create an Interruptible Activity Region:

1 .

Select Interruptible Activity Region in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Interruptible Activity Region.

Structured Activity Node

To create a Structured Activity Node:

1 .

Select Structured Activity in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Structured Activity Node.

Input Pin

1 .

Select Input Pin in Toolbox .
2 .

Click on an Action where Input Pin to be attached.

Output Pin

1 .

Select Output Pin in Toolbox .
2 .

Click on an Action where Output Pin to be attached.

Send Signal

1 .

Select Send Signal in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Send Signal.

Send Signal is actually an Action whose kind is sendSignal .

Accept Signal

To create an Accept Signal:

1 .

Select Accept Signal in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Accept Signal.

Accept Signal is actually an Action whose kind is acceptSignal .

Accept Time Event

To create an Accept Time Event:

1 .

Select Accept Time Event in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Accept Time Event.

Accept Time Event is actually an Action whose kind is timeEvent .

Flow Final Node

To create a Flow Final Node:

1 .

Select Flow Final in Toolbox .
2 .

Click at the position on the diagram.

Object Node

1 .

Select Object Node in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Object Node.

You can use QuickEdit for Object Node by double-click or press Enter on a selected Object Node.

Name Expression : Edit name expression.

Syntax of Name Expression

expression ::= [ '<<' stereotype `>>` ] [ visibility ] name

stereotype ::= (identifier)

visibility ::= '+' | '#' | '-' | '~'
Visibility : Change visibility property.
Add Note : Add a linked note.
Add Constraint : Add a constraint.
Add Outgoing Object Flow : Add an outgoing object flow with an object node.
Add Incoming Object Flow : Add an incoming object flow with an object node.
Add Outgoing Control Flow : Add an outgoing control flow with an action.
Add Incoming Control Flow : Add an incoming control flow with an action.

Central Buffer

To create a Central Buffer:

1 .

Select Central Buffer in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Central Buffer.

You can use QuickEdit for Object Node (See Object Node ).

Datastore

1 .

Select Datastore in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Datastore.

You can use QuickEdit for Object Node (See Object Node ).

Expansion Region

To create a Expansion Region:

1 .

Select Expansion Region in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag on the diagram as the size of Expansion Region.

Input Expansion Node

To create an Input Expansion Node:

1 .

Select Input Expansion Node in Toolbox .
2 .

Click on an Expansion Node where Input Expansion Node to be attached.

Output Expansion Node

To create an Output Expansion Node:

1 .

Select Output Expansion Node in Toolbox .
2 .

Click on an Expansion Node where Output Expansion Node to be attached.

Control Flow

To create a Control Flow:

1 .

Select Control Flow in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag from a node and drop on another node.

Object Flow

To create an Object Flow:

1 .

Select Object Flow in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag from a node and drop on another node.

Exception Handler

To create an Extension Handler:

1 .

Select Extension Handler in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag from a node and drop on another node.

Activity Interrupt

To create an Activity Interrupt:

1 .

Select Activity Interrupt in Toolbox .
2 .

Drag from a node and drop on another node.