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BPMN 2.0 Conversation Toolbox Pages

To create BPMN elements and relationships on Conversation diagrams in either BPMN 2.0 or BPEL formats, you can use the BPMN 2.0 Conversation 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 Business Process'.

Ribbon

Design > Diagram > Toolbox : Search > Specify 'BPMN 2.0 Conversation' in the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog

Keyboard Shortcuts

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

BPMN 2.0 Conversation Elements

Item	Use to
Conversation Model	Extend a composite Activity that defines the logical relationship of Message exchanges between two or more business entities.
Conversation	Extend a Class element to group a set of Message Flows together based on a certain concept.
Pool	Extend a Partition element to logically organize an Activity.
Activity	Represents work that is performed within a Business Process. An Activity can be modeled as a: Sub-Process - a compound Activity that is defined as a flow of other BPMN 2.0 elements or Task - an atomic Activity that cannot be broken down into a smaller unit As a sub-process, the Activity can be made a composite element that links to a child diagram containing the flow of other BPMN 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.
Text Annotation	Create a comment.

BPMN 2.0 Conversation Connectors

Item	Use to
Conversation Link	Connect a Conversation Node to a Pool element, in either direction. Either the source or target element for a Conversation Link must be a Conversation Node element.
Message Flow	Extend a Control Flow relationship to define the flow of communications in the process.
Sequence Flow	Extend a Control Flow relationship to define the flow of activity.
Association	Link the information and artifacts with BPMN graphic elements.

Notes

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