SysMLv1: Cameo Simulation Toolkit: Cases for Transitions triggered by Signals sent direct to a remote target vs via Ports [with mini video]

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TRAIL: SysMLv1/UML: Cameo Simulation Toolkit® (Magic Model Analyst®): Some basics for beginners and some more advanced cases [with mini videos]
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CallBehaviorAction
AcceptEventAction
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A Signal that triggers a Transition on a StateMachine can be restricted to a specific receiving Port:
UML-2.5.1: 'Trigger::port : Port [0..*] A optional Port of through which the given effect is detected.'
The following compares Transitions both with and without Tigger::onPort specified.
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Note that:
UML-2.5.1: 'If onPort is given, then the Port shall be an owned or inherited feature of the type of the target InputPin of the Action.'

If the 'target' of the SendSignalAction (which in the 'onPort' cases shown is the owner tx:SendViaPortOrNot of the transmission Port o) is not given explicitly, it can (often) be gleaned automatically from the context.

You MUST specify at least one of 'onPort' or 'target' on a SendSignalAction otherwise the Signal will "get lost" (will not be consumed) and will be removed from the pool!

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[NAMING, POLICY]{STRONG} Webel: For SysML Blocks and InterfaceBlocks used to type Ports with physical flows use 'F_UpperCamelCase' [may be combined with acronymn conventions]. The trailing part (after the underscore '_') may indicate the type that flows.
[ISSUE, MODELLING, TOOL]{INFORMATIVE} ISSUE: Cameo Simulation Toolkit: v2024x: Does not show argument Pins corresponding to inherited attributes of Signal on SendSignalAction or an un-marshalling AcceptEventAction. No known UML2.5.1 or fUML-1.4 constraint; no obvious tool display option.
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  [UML-2.5.1] Trigger::port : Port [0..*] A optional Port of through which the given effect is detected.
  [UML-2.5.1] InvocationAction::onPort : Port [0..1] For CallOperationActions, SendSignalActions, and SendObjectActions, an optional Port of the target object through which the invocation request is sent.
  [UML-2.5.1] If onPort is given, then the Port shall be an owned or inherited feature of the type of the target InputPin of the Action.
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