Internal transitions in statemachine diagrams

[Ignacio G. T.]

How can I set an internal transition in a state?

[Paul Lotz]

In a state machine diagram, select a state and create a transition back to that originating state (e.g., a self-transition).  Right-click on the transition and select "Transition Properties...."  On the Advanced Page set kind = internal.  (The other options are external and local.)

P.S.  I think this is not a satisfactory way to indicate an internal transition, since there is no visual indication of the "kind" on the diagram.

[Ignacio G. T.]

Wow, that was hidden... And yes, the presentation (i. e., the no presentation) is unsatisfactory, and it departs from the standard  

An alternative, also very unsatisfactory, is to treat an internal transition as a kind of entry, do, or exit activity: right button, operations, action = the trigger you need, name = the action you need (with a guard, if you need it), and there you have it: at least it *appears* as an internal transition, but it is not  

[Paul Lotz]

See also this thread, where I mention I submitted a suggestion: http://www.sparxsystems.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1335180922/6#6.

I recommend that you submit a suggestion as well.

[Geert Bellekens]

If in fact EA is deviating from the UML standards then I strongly suggest to submit a bug report.

Sparx seems to be quite sensible for that kind of bugs (I guess they want to present themselves as "UML 2.4 compliant"), and I've noticed that they usually get fixed quickly.

Geert