Convert atomic Action to CallBehaviorAction

[danny ocean]

I try to model the behavior of a system with SysML 1.4 in EA 13. In the process of modelling an Activity Diagram, I usually start with atomic Actions. As time goes by and the details of the system behavior get clearer, I would like to go deeper in the modelling and show details of some Actions in other Activity Diagrams. I don't know if there's a proper word for it - maybe call it layered activity diagrams.

If the atomic Action was a CallBehaviorAction connected to an Activity with a corresponding composite diagram, I could double-click (on the Action in the Activity Diagram) and open the more detailled Activity Diagram. However, I found no possibility to convert an atomic Action into a CallBehaviorAction. Is anyone aware of a solution or a hint?

[Geert Bellekens]

In version 15.2, select the action, select the "Action" tab in the properties, and change the "Kind".

https://imgur.com/LtXxvUZ

After you change the Kind, you have to close the action (or select something else) and re-open it again before the behavior tab shows up where you can select the behavior.

Geert

[danny ocean]

Thank you, Geert! In EA v13 the properties window looks slightly different, but I found it (Properties -> General -> Advanced -> kind). Thank you!