Activity Diagram Tutorial

Activity Diagram is similar to a business work flow diagram or simply a flowchart with
much richer semantics. It describes the system activities, or the person who does the
activity, and the sequential flow of these activities. The activity diagram is one of the
UML diagrams associated with object oriented approach, through it can be used in any
other software development paradigm

What is a Activity Diagram in UML?

Activity Diagrams can be used to describe how activities are coordinated to provide a
service at different levels of abstraction. The great strength of activity diagrams lies in
the fact that they support and encourage parallel behavior. This makes them a great
tool for workflow modeling and, in principle, for multithreaded programming. Activity
diagrams can also define a link to an object by labeling an activity with an object name
or by using swimlanes, which enable an activity diagram to be structured based on
responsibilities.