...
The process flow is finished so far, but an end event has to be added in order to show where the process terminates. For changing an end symbol into a Terminate Event, the extended groups must be opened by clicking on the plus button in the upper right corner in the menu on the right side. In the group BPMN, the Event Type Dimension can be changed into Terminate Event.
...
Reference | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add responsible for changing swimlane name | ||||||
| Add a new swimlane. | ||||||
| Start event | ||||||
| Activity added to the swimlane 'HR' | ||||||
| The AND Gateway requires two or more parallel transitions to an equal number of tasks. It must be closed with a second parallel Gateway and all transitions must be connected. | ||||||
| Add sequence flow manually | ||||||
| Closing/Terminate event |
...
A process needs different attributes in order to be able to run. These attributes can be created or edited by clicking on an element. In the group menu BPM|Flow on the right, different menu options are shown for the current element. In the image, we see the general attributes for a process, which can be found in the properties of the start event.
...
Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
Description | Description of the process, which will later be shown in the system (tooltip and process report). |
Starter | Here, a group or a user, who is allowed to start instances of a process definition, e.g. user(john.doe), group (pm) is entered. |
Owner | Here, a group or a user who “owns” the process in the system is entered. “Owner” means that this person is responsible for the process |
Deployer | Here, a group or a user who as workflow-designer is allowed to deploy the process into the system is entered. |
Smartform | Here the definition of the smartform is entered. |
Section definition | Here the section handling of the smartform is entered. |
...
Enter users or groups into the fields Owner, Starter, and Deployer.
...
Adding tasks to activities
...
2. By double-click on the task name in the BPM|Flow menu, an additional window opens in which the task can be configured. At first, the task name can be changed. In addition, in the area 'Role Assignment', the swimlane assignment of this specific task can be changed by assigning a special group or user. This option overwrites the assignment of the swimlane. The description area is for further and more detailed information on this task, which will be shown during process execution. It is also possible to add links.
...
XOR/Exclusive Gateway
When running through an XOR/exclusive Gateway, not all outgoing transitions are followed, in contrast to the AND gateway. A decision must be made which defines which path is followed. Only the tasks on this path are to be completed. That decision is made by the user who finishes the last task before the process enters the XOR Gateway. This can be done by a pop-up, which shows all possible decisions.
...
2. It is possible to label the transitions in order to clarify which way belongs to which decision. By default, one way gets labelled with “yes” and one with “no”; however, this can be customized. In this case, the way denoted 'yes' leads to the activity “Order Hardware” and the other one leads to “archive personnel file”. The transition can be adapted in the General properties of the sequence flow or via double-click on the label in the model.
...
Deployment to the system
The publishing (deployment) of the process to the system can be realized by choosing the option 'Deploy BPM|Flow' in the menu 'Import/Export'. For this, the user needs the role of deployer in the system to be able to publish the model.
...