◦ Click New Parameter to create a new Parameter (Service) and a new Input Pin (Service) to represent that Parameter (Service).
◦ Click the command for a Parameter (Service) to create a new Input Pin (Service) for that Parameter (Service).
The name of an Input Pin (Service) is set to that of the Parameter (Service) it represents.
On creation of an Operation Action (Service), Modeler creates an Input Pin (Service) to represent each Parameter (Service) (Mechanism of In or InOut) of the Operation (Service) that is used as the type of the Operation Action (Service). In addition, Modeler creates an Input Pin (Service) named Target Pin.
Note that after creating an Operation Action (Service), Input Pin (Service) elements are not automatically created for new Parameter (Service) elements that are created on the associated Operation (Service).
The following relationships are of importance to an Input Pin (Service):
• On the Items tab of an Input Pin (Service) element's property pages, you can view and navigate to the Parameter (Service) that is represented by the Input Pin (Service) through the Linked Item association.
The following sections provide information about how an Input Pin (Service) is used in the model.