Drawing initial flows

The initial flow points to the state that the object, use case, or operation enters when the activity starts.

Procedure

  1. Click Initial Flow button Initial Flow button on Diagram Tools.
  2. Click in the diagram outside the default state.
  3. Drag the cursor to the edge of the default state of the activity and release the mouse button.

Results

See Adding flows for information about other activity diagram flows.

The flow chart flow originates from the element pointed to by the initial flow. For code purposes, this flow indicates the start of code.


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