Business process setup guide (BPMS)
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Elements and flows

Add process elements to the working area to build a new business process.

Process elements are described in detail in separate chapters.

Contents

How to add an element to a process

How to add flows and connecting objects

How to select multiple elements

See also

Getting started with Process Designer

Process Designer elements reference

How to add an element to a process

To add an element to a process, drag it from the element area to the working area of the Process Designer (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1 Adding a process element to the working area

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As you move the element on the diagram, alignment lines will appear (Fig. 2).

Fig. 2 Alignment lines

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If a process element is placed on a flow that connects two other elements, this flow will be split into two flows to encompass the new element (Fig. 3).

Fig. 3 Adding a process element to a sequence flow

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How to add flows and connecting objects

Select an element from which a new flow will originate. A menu with available flows will appear next to the selected element. The available flows depend on the selected element. The simple start event, for example, can only have outbound sequence flows. The [User actions] and [System actions] elements can have outgoing conditional flows, sequence flows and default flows.

Each flow must have a source and target element.

To add a sequence flow:

1.Select a source element.

2.Click the needed flow (Fig. 4).

Fig. 4 Selecting an outgoing flow

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3.Hold down the left mouse button and move the cursor to the target element. The possible target points for the incoming flow will appear (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5 Connecting a flow to the target element

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4.Place the cursor on one of the target points and release the left mouse button.

As a result, the source item and the specified point of the target item will be connected with the selected flow.

How to select multiple elements

You can also select multiple elements on the diagram.

To select multiple elements, click on individual elements while holding down the Ctrl keyboard key (Fig. 6).

Fig. 6 Selecting elements on the process diagram

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A frame will appear around the selected elements. You can move or delete all elements enclosed in the frame (Fig. 7).

Fig. 7 Moving selected elements

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Note

You can also drag-select multiple elements on the process diagram by holding the left mouse button and dragging a box around the required elements.

How to delete an element

To delete a process element, select it and click the btn_com_mnu_delete.png button.

See also

Sequence Flow

Conditional flow

Default Flow

User actions

System actions

Events

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