What does a flow final node do in an activity diagram?

What does a flow final node do in an activity diagram?

• A. Token is destroyed, ending just that single flow of control
• B. Ends the entire activity
• C. Creates a new parallel flow
• D. Merges two flows

Answer: (A)

A flow final node stops just one path of control by consuming the token that arrives there, so that particular flow ends while other parts of the activity can continue. This means the token is effectively destroyed and that thread of execution terminates, but the overall activity isn’t necessarily finished if other tokens still have paths to follow. Think of it as closing one branch without ending the entire process. This is different from ending the whole activity, which is done by an activity final node. It’s also not used to create a new parallel path (that’s a Fork) or to merge paths (that’s a Merge).

A flow final node stops just one path of control by consuming the token that arrives there, so that particular flow ends while other parts of the activity can continue. This means the token is effectively destroyed and that thread of execution terminates, but the overall activity isn’t necessarily finished if other tokens still have paths to follow.

Think of it as closing one branch without ending the entire process. This is different from ending the whole activity, which is done by an activity final node. It’s also not used to create a new parallel path (that’s a Fork) or to merge paths (that’s a Merge).