Issue 6605: Missing actual arguments in submachines states (uml2-superstructure-ftf)
Source: France Telecom R&D (Mr. Mariano Belaunde, mariano.belaunde(at)orange.com)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: A state machine, as a behavior, has formal parameters. When referencing it in a submachine state, we 
may need to pass actual arguments. However, nothing seems to be specified for that purpose in the 
UML2 metamodel. Is this a bug? If not, how can we send/retrieve data to/from a referenced submachine?
Resolution: 
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
November 12, 2003: received issue
March 9, 2005: closed issue
Discussion: 
Parameters are used in the context of behavior invocation. Submachines are not invoked
and therefore the mechanism of passing actual parameters does not apply. Data to/from
submachines can be retrieved by either defining it in the namespace of the context
classifier, where data is available according to the specification of behaviors, or by
defining the submachine as a template wit parameters representing the data and then
binding the desired data via template binding.
Disposition: Closed, no change
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ubject: UML2 issues regarding state machines 
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:56:16 +0100 
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From: "BELAUNDE Mariano FTRD/DTL/LAN" <mariano.belaunde@rd.francetelecom.com> 
To: "Juergen Boldt" <juergen@omg.org> 
Cc: Birger Møller-Pedersen (ETO) <Birger.Moller-Pedersen@eto.ericsson.se>, 
   PRESSO Maria-José FTRD/DTL/LAN <mariajose.presso@rd.francetelecom.com> 
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Juergen, 

Could you please add the following 4 issues for consideration to  the UML2 superstructure FTF? 
Thanks in advance, 

Mariano 

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Issue: Missing actual arguments in submachines states 
A state machine, as a behavior, has formal parameters. When referencing it in a submachine state, we 
may need to pass actual arguments. However, nothing seems to be specified for that purpose in the 
UML2 metamodel. Is this a bug? If not, how can we send/retrieve data to/from a referenced submachine? 

OMG Issue 6605
Title: Missing actual arguments in submachine states 
Source: France Telecom R&D (Mr. Mariano Belaunde)
Summary: 
A state machine, as a behavior, has formal parameters. When referencing it in a submachine state, we 
may need to pass actual arguments. However, nothing seems to be specified for that purpose in the 
UML2 metamodel. Is this a bug? If not, how can we send/retrieve data to/from a referenced submachine?

Discussion: 
Parameters are used in the context of behavior invocation. Submachines are not invoked and therefore the mechanism
Of passing actual parameters does not apply. Data to/from submachines can be retrieved by either defining the in the namespace
Of the context classifier, where data is available according to the specification of behavios,  or defining them as templates and bind data via templates binding mechanism.
 
Disposition: Closed, No change