A start action and a done action represent the start and end of an action sequence.

Creating start and done actions

Creating start and done actions via the Textual Editor

To create start and done actions via the Textual Editor

  1. In the Textual Editor, place the cursor where you want to create the element and declare the keyword:

    1. start for a start action.

    2. done for a done action.

      Although start and done appear as element names in the Textual Editor, they are keywords for start and done actions. However, they cannot be named or renamed.

  2. Click the Synchronize button.

    action transportPassenger {
        first start;
        ...
        then done;
    }

Creating control nodes via the view palette

To create control nodes via the view palette

  1. In the view palette, under the Actions group, click one of the following:

    1. start or a start action.

    2. done for a done action.
  2. Click in the view pane where you want to create the action symbol.