Swimlane

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Swimlane

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Semantics

Actions and subactivities may be organized into swimlanes. Swimlanes are used to organize responsibility for actions and subactivities. They often correspond to organizational units in a business model.

Procedure for creating horizontal swimlane

In order to create Horizontal Swimlane,

1.Click [Toolbox] -> [Activity] -> [Horizontal Swimlane] button.

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2.And drag the boundary where Horizontal Swimlane will be placed in the [main window].

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3.Then a horizontal swimlane is created on the diagram. And enter the swimlane name at the quick dialog and press [Enter] key.

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Procedure for creating vertical swimlane

In order to create Vertical Swimlane,

1.Click [Toolbox] -> [Activity] -> [Vertical Swimlane] button.

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2.And drag the boundary where Vertical Swimlane will be placed in the [main window].

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3.A swimlane is created and quick dialog is shown. At the quick dialog, enter the swimlane name and press [Enter] to have done this procedure.

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