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Creating an initial state
3 In the New Diagram dialog box, select UML Statechart. Then
press the OK button.
4 In the Open New Diagram dialog box, name the statechart
diagram Applicant. Then press the OK button.
FrameWork opens a modeling window for the new diagram.
5 If the Show Tool Folders button ( ) in the standard toolbar is
not pressed in, click on it to open the Statechart Diagram Tools
tool folder.
Creating an initial state
Initial states An initial state indicates a starting point for a statechart diagram
(for example, the point at which the object is created). The object is
never actually in an initial state. Rather, the initial state provides
an anchor for the transition to the first state in a series of state
transitions.
What you do You’ll begin your Applicant statechart diagram by placing an initial
state in the window. To do this:
1 In the Statechart Diagram Tools tool folder, click and hold on
the Initial State tool.
2 Move your cursor to the center left portion of the Applicant
modeling window and release the mouse button.
3 Name the initial state Resume Submitted. Then click on the
window background to close the edit box.
Lesson 7: Creating a Statechart Diagram
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