UML 2 Activity and Action Models, Part 6: Structured Activities

Published

April 1, 2005

Author(s)

Conrad E. Bock

Abstract

This is the sixth in a series introducing the activity model in the Unified Modeling Language, version 2 (UML 2), and how it integrates with the action model [1]. The first article gives an overview of activities and actions [2], while the next four cover models of the kind typically used for graphical flow languages. This one describes models for languages that usually have textual presentations. It covers the structured nodes for sequencing, conditionals, loops, and expansion regions for operating on collections, as well as exception handlers, variables, and action pins.

Citation

Journal of Object Technology

Volume

4

Issue

4

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.5381/jot.2005.4.4.c4

Keywords

action model, activity model, control and data flow, process model, structured activities, UML 2

Citation

Bock, C. (2005), UML 2 Activity and Action Models, Part 6: Structured Activities, Journal of Object Technology, [online], https://doi.org/10.5381/jot.2005.4.4.c4 (Accessed October 14, 2025)