M t chu k tn ti ca i tng. Bao gm cc thng tin v trng thi khc nhau ca i tng theo cc s kin c gi v nhn.
Trng thi v s bin i trng thi
Mi i tng trong h thng u c chu k sng ca n. Ti mi thi im i tng u c mt trng thi nht nh. i tng thay i trng thi khi c s kin (event) xy ra. V d: i tng ca lp Person v Company Person c 3 trng thi: Employed (ngi lao ng), Retired (ngi v hu), Unemployed (tht nghip). Ha n c 2 trng thi: Cha thanh ton, thanh ton.
Cc thnh phn ca lc trng thi
im bt u v kt thuc Trng thi ng chuyn tip Lu y: lc trng thi c ve cho tng i tng chon lp cn ve trc khi bt u
im bt u va kt thuc
im bt u hay trng thi bt u
(initial state)
im kt thuc
Mt lc trng thi phi co 1 v chi 1
im bt u, v co th co 0,1 hay nhiu trng thi kt thuc 6
Ky hiu trng thi (state)
Mi trng thi c biu din bng mt
hinh ch nht co cc goc trn vi tn trng thi nm bn trong hinh ch nht.
Mi trng thi co th cha 3 thnh phn:
Tn trng thi Activity (tuy chon) Chuyn tip ni b (tuy chon) 7
Chuyn tip (transition)
ng chuyn tip chi ra rng 1 i tng co th chuyn t trng thi ny sang trng thi khc. No co th cha
S kin (event): l nguyn nhn ca chuyn
tip t trng thi ny sang trng thi khc. iu kin (guard condition) nm trong [] dung kim soat khi nao thi chuyn tip c phep xay ra. 8