The Control Node entry is used for setting the view options of the following item types: Activity Final Nodes, Decision Nodes, Flow Final Nodes, Fork Nodes, Initial Nodes, Join Nodes and Merge Nodes.
The following view option is available:
• Show Name - specifies that the Name of the control node item is shown.
The following view option is available only when the Control Node is on an Activity Partition:
• Docking Type - specifies whether the Control Node is docked to the boundary of the Activity Partition.
The following view option is available only for Fork Nodes and Join Nodes:
• Horizontal - specifies that the Fork Node or Join Node is shown horizontally.
If you opened the View Options by right-clicking the diagram background, the check boxes you select set the default view options for any Activity Final Nodes, Decision Nodes, Flow Final Nodes, Fork Nodes, Initial Nodes, Join Nodes and Merge Nodes that are added to the diagram there after.
If you opened the View Options by right-clicking one or more selected Activity Final Nodes, Decision Nodes, Flow Final Nodes, Fork Nodes, Initial Nodes, Join Nodes or Merge Nodes, the check boxes you select change the view options of those items only.