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Submachine state (system) (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
A Submachine State (System) is a proprietary element that decomposes a Submachine State (System).
Creation
To create a Submachine State (System):
• From a State Description (System): right-click the State Description (System), point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Submachine State (System).
◦ Click the Submachine State (System) button, and then click in free space on the diagram. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the State Description (System) element that is the submachine of the Submachine State (System).
◦ From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the State Description (System) element that you want to use as the submachine of the Submachine State (System), and then drag that State Description (System) to free space on the diagram.
Appearance
When shown on an SV-10b Systems State Transition Description, a Submachine State (System) appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Submachine State (System):
• UML Transitions link a Submachine State (System) to other State Diagram elements (SV-10b Systems State Transition Description).
The following sections provide information about how a Submachine State (System) is used in the model.
Create a Submachine State (System) from
Create from a Submachine State (System)
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata):
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and StdV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Submachine State (System) tab of a Submachine State (System) element's Property Pages:
• URI
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