Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content uml101 - Activity Diagram - notation - REFERENCE CARD Source Unified Modeling Language 2.5.1 Copyright information About Object Management Group copyright in text extracts quoted from OMG specifications for educational purposes Snippet kind SEMANTIC UML keywords Activity InitialNode ControlNode Previous snippet Full quote An InitialNode is a ControlNode that acts as a starting point for executing an Activity. Next snippet An Activity may have more than one InitialNode. Related snippets Related snippets (backlinks) An InitialNode shall not have any incoming ActivityEdges, which means the InitialNodes owned by an Activity will always be enabled when the Activity begins execution and a single control token is placed on each such InitialNode when Activity execution sta The outgoing ActivityEdges of an InitialNode must all be ControlFlows. The control token placed on an InitialNode is offered concurrently on all outgoing ControlFlows. InitialNodes are an exception to the rule that ControlNodes cannot “hold” tokens, but only manage their flow. Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags