You can now insert swimlanes and build the activity control in the diagram. Select Create on the one you want to use. Start with a blank UML activity template or a UML activity starter diagram. Search for UML Activity or scroll down in the Gallery to the UML Activity row. Near the upper right corner of the page, select More templates. For more details, see Self-service purchase FAQ.
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Note: Creating and editing UML diagrams on Visio for the web requires a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license, which is purchased separately from Microsoft 365. Use the Join node to represent the synchronization of multiple action states into one state. Use the Fork node to represent the forking of one action state into multiple parallel states. Use a Decision shape with guard conditions to indicate a possible transition from an action state. Use the Initial node and Final node shapes to represent initial and final pseudo states.Īdd an Action shape for each action or activity state you want to represent. Repeat steps a and b until you've added all the partitions or organizational units you need.ĭrag the side selection handles on the swimlane shapes to make the lanes the size you want. To do that:ĭrag a Swimlane shape onto the drawing page.ĭouble-click each label on the shape to change the default name. If you want to indicate responsibility in the activity diagram, drag a Swimlane shape onto the page for each class, person, or organizational unit you want to represent. You can now insert swimlanes and build the activity control flow in the diagram. This option makes connection points appear when you start connecting shapes. On the View tab, make sure the check box next to Connection Points is selected. If you still don’t see it, click the Expand the Shapes window button on the left. If you don’t see it, go to View > Task Panes and make sure that Shapes is selected. You should see the Shapes window next to the diagram. In the dialog box, select either Metric Units or US Units. Or if you have a file open already, click File > New.