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Creating a signal
You can create a Signal through a Class Diagram or a Modeler pane.
To create a signal through a class diagram:
1. On the Class Diagram toolbar, click the Signal button, and then click on the diagram in free space or within a Package.
If you click within a Package on the diagram, the Signal is created as a child item of that Package.
2. Type the name of the Signal, and then press the Enter key.
To create a signal through a Modeler pane:
1. In a Modeler pane, locate the item that is to own the Signal, that is, a Package, Class, Interface, Signal or the Model.
2. Right-click the owning item.
3. Point to New , and then click Signal
or
Point to New , point to UML , point to Behavior , and then click Signal
4. Type the name of the Signal, and then press the Enter key.