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Activity diagrams are UML tools used to illustrate the flow of control in a system, detailing the sequence and interactions of activities within a use case. They can represent sequential, branched, or concurrent flows and are applicable in both software and business modeling. The document also includes examples of activity diagrams for a registration process and an order processing workflow.

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Activity Diagrams-TA

Activity diagrams are UML tools used to illustrate the flow of control in a system, detailing the sequence and interactions of activities within a use case. They can represent sequential, branched, or concurrent flows and are applicable in both software and business modeling. The document also includes examples of activity diagrams for a registration process and an order processing workflow.

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Activity Diagrams

Activity Diagrams - Topics


• What is an Activity?
• Activity Diagrams – Notation
• Activity Diagrams – 2 Examples

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What is an Activity?
 Activity diagram is used to illustrate the flow of control in a system and refer to the steps involved in the
execution of a use case.
 Activity diagram is another important diagram in UML to describe the dynamic aspects of the system.

 Activity diagram is basically a flowchart to represent the flow from one activity to another activity.
 The control flow is drawn from one operation to another.

 This flow can be sequential, branched, or concurrent.


 Activity diagrams can be used in all stages of software development and for various purposes.
 Because they are similar to flowcharts, they are generally more popular than other UML diagram types.
 Activity diagram helps to visualize a certain use case at a more detailed level.
 It is a behavioral diagram that illustrates the flow of activities through a system.
• Activity diagrams show the sequence of activities in a process, including sequential and parallel activities,
and decisions that are made. 3
Purpose of an Activity Diagram
The purpose of an activity diagram can be described as:
 Draw the activity flow of a system.
 Describe the sequence from one activity to another.
 Describe the parallel, branched, and concurrent flow of the system.
When to use Activity Diagram
• Activity diagram is used to model business processes and workflows.

• These diagrams are used in software modeling as well as business modeling.

• Most commonly activity diagrams are used to:

• Model the workflow in a graphical way, which is easily understandable.

• Model the execution flow between various entities of a system.

• Model the detailed information about any function/algorithm which is used inside the system.

• Model business processes and their workflows.

• Capture the dynamic behavior of a system.

• Generate high-level flowcharts to represent the workflow of any application.


Activity Diagram Notation and Symbol
Activity Diagram Notation
• A fork has one incoming transition and multiple outgoing Start State
transitions.
• The result is that execution splits into two concurrent Activity
Fork
threads.
• A join has multiple incoming transitions and one outgoing
transition. Decision Node
• The outgoing transition will be taken only when all
incoming transitions have been triggered.
• The incoming transitions must be triggered in separate
threads.
• A decision node has one incoming transition and multiple
outgoing transitions, each with a Boolean guard in square Merge Node Join
brackets.
• Exactly one of the outgoing transitions will be taken.
End
• A merge node has two incoming transitions and one outgoing State
transition.
• It is used to bring together paths that had been split by
decision nodes.
Example 1

Activity Diagram – Registration Process

• This example describes a course registration process starting


with a registration request upon receiving the request.

• If the course is not full, the registration process can be


completed; otherwise, the process should be terminated.

• If the student meets the prerequisites or has special


permission to register.

• If neither condition is met, the registration process is


terminated.
Example 2
Activity Diagram - Process Order

• Once the order is received, the activities split into two


parallel sets of activities.

• One side fills and sends the order while the other handles the
billing.

• On the Fill Order side, the method of delivery is decided


conditionally.

• Depending on the condition either the Overnight Delivery


activity or the Regular Delivery activity is performed.

• Finally, the parallel activities combine to close the order.

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