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