How do I merge activity blocks in the Activity beta syntax

Question

I have an Activity (beta) script

@startuml

start

if (sign off?) then (yes)

  if(process result?) then (ACCEPT)

    if(ship?) then (yes)

      :process 1;

      :complete;

    else (no)

      :rewind;

      :Failure;

    endif 

    stop

  else (REJECT)

    :rewind;

    :Failure;

  endif 

  stop

else (no)

  :Failure;

  stop

endif 

@enduml

 

I would like there to be one instance of rewind and one instance of Failure.

This would be similar to the sequence syntax where we define an alias for the participant

e.g. participant "The <b>Famous</b> Bob" as Bob

Then we can use Bob throughout the script and it refers to a single instance of Bob.

Can this be done with the current syntax and if not can you add this as a feature please?

Answer 1

You should be able to write it like:

@startuml

start

if (sign off?) then (yes)

  if(process result?) then (ACCEPT)

    if(ship?) then (yes)

      :process 1;

      :complete;

      stop

    else (no)

    endif

  else (REJECT)

  endif

  :rewind;

  else (no)

endif

:Failure;

stop

@enduml