Display State Content in State Machine

1. Download Disc Player.vpp from this tutorial in advance.
2. Open the project with VP-UML.
3. Take the following state machine diagram as an example:
   
4. Next, enter values for Await Action state. Right click on Await Action state and select Open Specification... from the pop-up menu.
   
5. In the State Specification dialog box, you can enter entry activity, do activity and exit activity. Try to enter values for entry. Click Edit... button. Enter name as Read Disc Info, precondition as disc is auto disc and body as read disc information. Click OK button.
   
6. Edit do activity and exit activity for Await Action state following the table as shown below:

   	Name	Body
   Do (activity)	Show Disc Info	Show disc information
   Exit (activity)	Clear Disc Info	Clear disc information

7. Now, enter values for Play Disc state. Right click on Play Disc state and select Open Specification... from the pop-up menu. Enter entry activity, do activity and exit activity following the table as shown below:

   	Name	Body
   Entry (activity)	Show Track Info	Show track information
   Do (activity)	Play Track	Output audio
   Exit (activity)	Clear Track Info	Clear track information

8. The result of editing values for both states:
   
9. If you want to hide the values in the state body. Right click on the diagram's background and de-select Presentation Options > State Display Options > State Show Pre-condition, Postcondition and Body of Internal Activities from the pop-up menu.
   
10. The result of hidden value for all states:
    

Resources

1. Disc Player.vpp