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