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To draw a Message Flow between two elements or Pools, do one of the following

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  • On the Collaboration diagram pallet,

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  • click Message Flow

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  •  button and connect appropriate shapes.
  • Select the Pool header and on the Smart manipulator toolbar, click the Message Flow button.

    Warning

    A Message Flow must connect two different Pools or inner elements of different Pools.

To create a new Message for a Message Flow, which is typed by a classifier, by using drag and drop operation

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  • Select the classifier (Class, Input Set, Output Set, or Error) in the Containment tree and drag it to a Message Flow on a Collaboration diagram.


To create a Message for a Message Flow from the Smart Manipulator toolbar

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Note

You can create a Message in a BPMN Process, Collaboration, Choreography, or SubProcess element.

  1. On the diagram pane, select a Message Flow path and on the Smart Manipulator toolbar, click the Referenced Messages button.

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  1. The Select Message

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  1.  dialog opens.
  2. Select a Collaboration where you want to create a new message and click

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  1. the Creation Mode button.
  2. Select a Collaboration element and click

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  1. the Create

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  1.  button.

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  1. Click OK.


To change a Message display mode

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  • Right-click a Message Flow and from the shortcut menu select one of the following:
    • Show Message

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    •  and select a message display mode.
    • Symbol(s) Properties

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    •  and select the

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    • needed Show Message

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    •  property value.


To change direction of Message Flow

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  • Right-click the Message Flow and from the shortcut menu,

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  • select Refactor

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  •  > Reverse Direction.

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