Tips for Modeling Activity Diagrams

Following are tips and techniques that you can use when modeling activity diagrams. For tips on working with state diagrams, see Tips for Modeling Complex States.

Reusing Elements of Existing Diagrams

• You can reuse existing elements in other activity diagrams by using the Shortcut command.
• For convenient browsing, first model the main flow. Next, cover branching, concurrent flows, and object flows. Use separate diagrams as needed and then hyperlink them.