Understanding element ID

1. Download Online Shopping.vpp from this tutorial in advance.
2. Open the project with BP-VA.
3. Let's take the following BPD as an example:
   
4. To show the ID of all model elements, right click on the diagram's background and select Presentation Options > Configure Show ID Options... from the pop-up menu.
   
5. In the Configure Show ID Options dialog box, you can choose either Show Below Caption or Show as Label from the combo box of Show ID option.
   
6. For choosing show as label, you can inline edit the ID of a model element, double-click on it and enter new value.
   
   Alternatively, for choosing show below caption, you can edit its ID through the specification dialog box. Right click on the sub-process and select Open Specification... from the pop-up menu. In the Sub-Process Specification dialog box, open General tab and edit the new value in the ID text field.
   
7. Next, you can create a sub-business process diagram from the sub-process to elaborate the sub-process. Move the mouse over the sub-process and click its plus button.
   
8. Once you model the sub-business process diagram, it will display on the sub-process of the parent diagram.
   
9. Return the sub-business process diagram and make all model elements revealed following step 4 to 5. You may notice that the ID of all model elements is shown as this numbering pattern:{parent-id}.#, {parent-id} indicates the ID of the parent sub-process and # is an unique number for this child sub-business process diagram. The ID of sub-business process diagram is shown as follows:
   

Resources

1. Online Shopping.vpp