Object State

[AShakir]

The "set instance state" dialog box used to set an object state includes a drop down list for states.  How does this drop down list get populated.  I would like it to be populated with the states that are part of the state machine associated with the object's instance classifier.

[Geert Bellekens]

That is exaclty how it should work according to the user manual
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/uml_dictionary/defineruntimestate.html
but I just tried it myself and I can't seem to get the states defined on the classifier in the dropdown list.
This looks like a bug to me. Have you asked Sparx support for help?

Geert

[AShakir]

Thanks Gert.  Yes, I reported this to support at the same time I posted it in this forum.  I have not heard from them yet.

[AShakir]

The drop down only works when the states are directly under the classifier with no intervening state machine. :-/

[Geert Bellekens]

I still consider that as a bug.
Adding a statemachine to a class is the preferred way to model the states of a class.
Modelling states directly under the class messes up the project browser because the status will then show in between the operations and attributes.