Populating items on a state diagram

UML Modeling Techniques > Dynamic modeling > State diagram items > Populating items on a state diagram

You can use the populate commands to populate missing items on a State Diagram.

To populate a missing child states:

• Right-click the frame, Composite State or Sequential State, and select Populate > All States or Populate > Normal States:

◦ The All States command adds all missing child states and pseudostates, that is, missing child Atomic States, Concurrent States, Sequential States, Submachine States, Initial States, Final States, History States, Junction States, Entry States, Exit States, Fork States and Join States.

◦ The Normal States command adds only missing child Atomic States, Concurrent States, Sequential States and Submachine States.

To populate missing transitions for all items shown on diagrams:

• Right-click the diagram background, and select Populate > Transitions.

To populate an item's missing transitions:

• Right-click the item, and select Populate > Transitions.

Modeler adds to the diagram any states required to show all the item's Transitions.

To populate a submachine state's missing connection point references:

• Right-click the Submachine State, and select Populate > Connection Point References.

To populate an item's missing comments:

• Right-click the item, and select Populate > Comments.

To populate an item's missing constraints:

• Right-click the item, and select Populate > Constraints.