UML Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v1.05, by Herong Yang
Activity Diagram - Start and Final Notations
This section describes the Start Notation and the Final Notation used in a UML Activity Diagram. A Start Notation and a Final Notation represent a starting point and an ending point of an action execution sequence within an activity.
Start and Final Notations are graphical notations used in a UML Activity Diagram to represent the starting point and the ending point of an action execution sequence within an activity.
A Start Notation is drawn as a small solid circle.
A Final Notation is drawn as a small solid circle enclosed in an outer circle.
For example, the starting point and the ending point of a simple order processing action execution sequence can be drawn as a Start Notation and a Final Notation in a UML activity diagram as shown below:
Note that in some UML drawing tools, Start Notation and Final Notation are called Initial State notation and Final State notation
Table of Contents
Introduction of UML (Unified Model Language)
UML Class Diagram and Notations
►UML Activity Diagram and Notations
Activity Diagram - Action Notation
Activity Diagram - Control Flow Notation
►Activity Diagram - Start and Final Notations
Activity Diagram - Decision Notation
Activity Diagram - Merge Notation
Activity Diagram - Fork Notation
Activity Diagram - Join Notation
Activity Diagram - Object Notation
Activity Diagram - Send Signal Notation
Activity Diagram - Accept Event Notation
Activity Diagram - Partition (Swimlane) Notation
Activity Diagram - Frame Notation and Parameters
UML Sequence Diagram and Notations
UML State Machine Diagram and Notations
UML Use Case Diagram and Notations