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Business Process Options

Option Name Description
Connect Gateway with Flow Object in Different Pool
  • Prompt - (default) Prompt if user want to change the Message to Message Flow, Sequence Flow or cancel the action
  • Connect with Message Flow - Change or keep the relationship as Message Flow
  • Connect with Sequence Flow - Change or keep the relationship as Sequence Flow
Expanded Sub Process Diagram Content
  • Separate Diagram - When you click on the + button in a sub-process that contains a sub process diagram, having this option checked will cause the sub process diagram be opened.
  • Same Diagram - When you click on the + button in a sub-process that contains a sub process diagram, having this option checked will cause the content of sub process diagram be rendered inside the sub process shape.
Auto stretch pools (default true) Stretch Pools automatically to the reach diagram bound.
Default Type of Sub-Process

The default type of newly created sub-process.

  • Unspecified (default)
  • Embedded
  • Reusable
  • Reference
  • Event
Business Process Diagram default language The default value of language property of BPD
ID Generator Format - Show ID option
  • Not Show - (default true) Do not display ID
  • Show Below Caption - Display ID as part of the caption, under the name
  • Show as Label - Display ID as a label attaching to shape
  • Show as Customized - Set the way to show ID per element type
Business Process Options details

Presentation

Option Name Description
Connection Point Style
  • Round the shape - Set the connection point style to Round the shape
  • Follow center - (default) Set the connection point style to Follow center
Connector Style
  • Rectilinear - Set the connector style to Rectilinear
  • Round Rectilinear - (default) Set the connector style to Round Rectilinear
  • Oblique - Set the connector style to Oblique
  • Round Oblique - Set the connector style to Round Oblique
  • Curve - Set the connector style to Curve
Show Activities type icon (diagram-based) (default true) Show icons that represent the type of Task and Sub-Process.
Data-based gateway markers visible (default false) Show a cross in BPMN gateway shape when the gateway has a "Data-Based Exclusive Decision/Merge (XOR)" type.
Draw text annotation open rectangle folow connector end (default true) Make the open rectangle of text annotation to follow the position of end of the attached connector.
Business Process Options details

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