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BPMN 2.0 Choreography Toolbox Pages

To create BPMN elements and relationships on Choreography diagrams in either BPMN 2.0 or BPEL formats, you can use the BPMN 2.0 Choreography pages of the Diagram Toolbox.

Access

Use any of the methods outlined here to display the Diagram Toolbox, then click on Search to display the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog and specify 'BPMN 2.0 Choreography'.

Ribbon

Design > Diagram > Toolbox : Search to display the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog and specify 'BPMN 2.0 Choreography'

Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt+5 : Search > Specify 'BPMN 2.0 Choreography' in the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog

Other

Click the Chevron Right icon on the Diagram caption bar to display the Diagram Toolbox, then

Search > Specify 'BPMN 2.0 Choreography' in the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog.

BPMN 2.0 Chorography Elements

Item

Use to

Choreography Model

Extend a composite Activity that defines a Choreography process.

Choreography

Extend an Activity element to represent a process unit of information exchange between elements.

Start Event

Define the initiating event in a process.

Elements of this type cannot be edge-mounted on other elements.

Intermediate Event

Define an intermediate event in a process.

Elements of this type can only be edge-mounted on Activity elements.

End Event

Define the terminating event in a process.

Elements of this type cannot be edge-mounted on other elements.

Gateway

Define a decision point in a business process.

If a condition is true then processing continues one way; if false, then another.

Message

Represent the contents of a communication between two elements.

Pool

Extend a Partition element to logically organize an Activity.

Text Annotation

Create a comment.

BPMN 2.0 Chorography Connectors

Item

Use to

Sequence Flow

Define the order of activity in a Choreography.

Association

Link the information and Artifacts with BPMN graphic elements.

Message Flow

Extend a Control Flow relationship to define the flow of communications in the process.

Example BPMN 2.0 Choreography Diagram

Example BPMN 2.0 choreography diagram in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect.

Notes

  • The appearance and specification of some elements and connectors are defined by Tagged Values

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