systemcomposer.createActivity

An activity diagram is the primary diagram to describe an activity. An activity describes system behavior that models the flow of tokens from inputs to outputs through a controlled sequence of actions. An activity diagram contains action nodes with pins connected by flow lines. Activity diagrams represent the flow of tokens through various actions that describe the execution of activities.

Use activity diagrams to conceptualize a system, visualize functional flow through actions or decisions, and understand how system components interact with one another. You can use activity diagrams to describe the behavior of systems as a transformation of inputs to outputs through actions that process token flows.

Tokens are objects that flow in the activity diagram. A token can represent data such as structures and integers, or simply pass on the control.

Use a token to move data or control across the activity diagram. These are the types of tokens:

An action node is a key building block in an activity diagram. An action node represents an action to be executed. Action nodes consume input tokens and produce output tokens on pins.

Use a MATLAB function or a nested activity diagram to describe the behavior of an action node.

A control node routes a logical flow of tokens through the system.

Use control nodes and flows to route tokens. Control nodes can be used to initialize, split, merge, and terminate token flows.

A pin directs tokens in or out of an action node. The directionality of the pin represents input or output. You can connect pins by object flows.

Use pins to route an object token to or from an Action Node. Pins are also used to store object tokens before or during execution. You can use pins only for object flows.

A flow in an activity diagram connects two nodes. A dashed line represents a control flow and a solid line represents an object flow.

You can use object flows to route input or output tokens to carry information or physical items between object nodes. You can use control flows to model transfer of control from one Action Node to another. These are the types of flows: