Adding a state to a state machine

A state is one of several discrete individual stages that represent a business transaction. An individual state begins with a waiting period during which it listens to a particular set of events, and it finishes with a reaction that is appropriate to the event that was received.

To add a state, proceed as follows:
  1. In the palette, click the state that you want to add to your state machine.
  2. Drag the cursor out over the canvas. You will notice that the icon beside your cursor has a plus symbol when you are at a place where you are allowed to drop the state. When the cursor becomes a crossed out circle, continue moving the cursor until it becomes a plus sign again.
  3. Click the area of the canvas where you want to drop the state.
Your newly created state will appear on the canvas.
Related tasks
Working with composite states
Adding an entry or an exit action to a state
Adding a transition to a state machine

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