Message Link Properties
name: The name of the link.
operation: Use the text field or the file chooser button to select an operation to associate with the link.
This section describes the properties specific to message links. All diagram links have general properties as well. For more information, see General Properties. The composition of the Properties view changes depending on the element selected in the Diagram or UML Navigator view. You can view and modify values of properties through the Properties view.
name: The name of the link.
operation: Use the text field or the file chooser button to select an operation to associate with the link.
in: A text field that displays the package and source file of the operation.
client: This property field indicates the client for the link.
stereotype: Use this field to add your own stereotype for the link.
supplier: This property field indicates the supplier for the link.
arguments: A text field to update the arguments property.
condition: A text field to update the condition property.
creation: Use this field to set the creation property. Click the drop-down arrow, and select true to indicate a creation message link.
destruction: Use this field to set the destruction property. Click the drop-down arrow, and select true to indicate destruction of a created object.
iteration: A text field to update the iteration property.
non-atomic delivery: Use this field to set the non-atomic delivery property for a message link. By default, message links have atomic delivery. Click the drop-down arrow, and select true to indicate otherwise.
return: A text field to update the return property.
return message: A drop down list to indicate a return message. Set the property value as true to create a return message.
sequence number: The message sequence number. This value can not be set.
synchronization: Use the drop down list to set the synchronization
property. Available choices are call or asynchronous.