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Adding an entry or an exit to a state

An entry is an activity that runs when entering a state; an exit runs when leaving a state.

To add an entry or an exit to a state or a composite state, proceed as follows:

Procedure

1. On the canvas, select and hover over the state that you want to modify.

2. Click the appropriate entry or exit element icon in the action bar.

3. In the Properties area, click the Details tab.
4. Determine which type of implementation you would like to use. You have the following choices:

   Option	Description
   Visual	Choose this to use the visual snippet editor to graphically compose Java™ code.
   Java	Choose this to write the Java code yourself.
   Invoke	Choose this to invoke an operation on a reference.

Results

Your newly created entry or exit will appear on the canvas along with the activity that it is associated with.

Create a business state machine

Related tasks:
Work with composite states
Adding a state to a business state machine
Adding a transition to a business state machine