UML Reception Properties dialog box (Reception category)

Name

Type a name for the reception.

Stereotype

Choose the stereotype you want from the drop-down list. If a stereotype you want to use isn't listed, you can add a new stereotype or edit an existing one by clicking Stereotypes on the UML menu.

Signal

Choose the signal that the classifier is prepared to handle.

Visibility

Choose the visibility (public, private, or protected) that applies to the reception. Public means the operation is publicly available to any class. Protected means the operation is available inside the class and to its subclasses. Private means that the operation can only be used inside the class.

IsPolymorphic

Select if the response to the signal depends on the state of the classifier and can be overridden on subclasses. Leave unselected if the response to the signal is always the same.

OwnerScope

Choose instance if the reception is applicable to each object created by the classifier. Choose classifier if the reception is applicable only to the classifier itself.

Specification

Type an expression that describes the effects on the classifier receiving the signal.

Documentation

Type any documentation you want to add to the element as a tagged value. When you select the shape or icon representing the element, the documentation you type here also appears in the Documentation window.