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Structure Chart and Action Block Usage Tools

Two related tools, the Structure Chart and the Action Block Usage, graphically display the context of action blocks in your model. An action block is a standalone Action Diagram that other diagrams use. During Analysis you can use both tools for the interaction analysis task to refine process logic. During Design you can use both tools for the procedure logic design task to refine procedure logic.

The Structure Chart displays a diagram of the hierarchy of action blocks used by a selected process, procedure, or action block. The Action Block Usage tool displays a diagram that shows where an action block is used in processing.

The following illustration shows the organization of a Structure Chart and an Action Block Usage Diagram, respectively. The term E. PROCESS refers to an elementary process.

This diagram shows the organization of a Structure Chart:

Organization of a Structure Chart

This diagram shows the Organization of an Action Block Usage Diagram:

Organization of an Action Block Usage Diagram