• From a
Function or
Function Structured Node: right-click the element, point to New, point to NAF, point to Action Node, and then click Resource Operation Action. On the Select Type dialog, select the Resource Operation that is invoked by the Resource Operation Action.
◦ Click the Resource Operation Action toolbar button, and then click in free space or within a containing element on the diagram. From the Select Type dialog, select the Resource Operation that is invoked by the Resource Operation Action.
◦ From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the Resource Operation that you want to invoke from the Resource Operation Action, and then drag that Resource Operation to free space or within a containing element on the diagram.
On the Items tab of a Resource Operation Action element's property pages, you can view and navigate to the Resource Operation that is invoked by the Resource Operation Action through the Linked Item association.
On creation of a Resource Operation Action, Modeler creates a Resource Input Pin or Resource Output Pin to represent each Resource Parameter of the Resource Operation that is used as the type of the Resource Operation Action. In addition, Modeler creates a Resource Input Pin named Target Pin.
The following relationships are of importance to a Resource Operation Action:
• On the Items tab of a Resource Operation Action element's property pages, you can view and navigate to the Resource Operation that is invoked by the Resource Operation Action through the Linked Item association.
The following sections provide information about how a Resource Operation Action is used in the model.