## Add State

The add state function can be activated from the Add State item in the Edit menu or from the add state button in the edit mode tool bar (the button shown in figure 1).

The add state function is fast and easy to use when editing a node table manually. However, if you are using expressions, you will have to edit the states using the Node Properties dialog because states are not visible in the node edit pane.

Figure 1: The add state tool button from the edit mode tool bar.

The add state function adds a new state/decision to the node currently active in the node edit pane (only discrete chance nodes and decision nodes). If the currently active node is a discrete chance node, this state is named "State n" (where n is the total number of states of the node after the new state has been added). If the currently active node is a decision node, the decision/action is named "Action n"

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