Exercise 2 - Defining Textual Elements
This exercise describes how to define the textual elements that were entered into the activity chart TRAFFIC_LIGHT_SS.
1. From the Chart Tab, click on the chart called TRAFFIC_LIGHT_SS. The element matrix opens in the right pane. See the figure.
2. Select the element called CHANGE from within the element matrix.
3. Select Edit > Properties. This invokes the Properties window for this element. See the following figure.
4. Define the textual element CHANGE using the following steps:
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b.
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5. Set the Type: to Condition for the other three elements (RED_LIGHT, YELLOW_LIGHT, GREEN_LIGHT), and save the settings.
6. Open the external activities, INPUTS and OUTPUTS, and set the Type: to Environment.
a. Change the Type from External to Environment
b. Click Save
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