Change BPMN Element Appearance

1

The system opens the element Properties dialog at the BPMN2.0 tab, containing a Semantics tab listing the appropriate Tagged Values for the stereotype.

Where the element is a BPMN subtype, the Type field shows the parent type, Click on the drop-down arrow to show  the subtypes and, if necessary, select a different subtype. The Semantics tab adjusts to include the Tagged Values for the new subtype.

2

For each 'appearance' Tagged Value, the default value is shown (where relevant). If you want to add or change values, click on the Value field and either:

Suggested values are described in the Values for Tags table.

Activity

activityType

Set to:

adHoc

Set to true to display the tilde decoration on the bottom edge of the shape, indicating that this is an ad-hoc Activity.

isACallActivity

Set to true to show the boundary of the Activity element as a thick line, indicating that this is a Call Activity.

isATransaction

Set to true to give the Activity element a double-lined border, indicating that this is a Transaction.

isForCompensation

Set to true to display the rewind icon on the bottom edge of the shape, indicating that this is a Compensation Activity.

isSequential

Set to true to display three horizontal bars on the bottom edge of the shape.

The loopCharacteristics tag must first be set to MultiInstance.

loopCharacteristics

Set to:

taskType

When set to different value, the associated decoration is displayed at the top-left corner of the shape.

triggeredByEvent

Set to true to show the boundary of the Activity element as a dotted line.

Choreography

choreographyType

Set to:

isACallChoreography

Set to true show the boundary of the Choreography element as a thick line.

loopType

Set to:

Each element has its own MultiInstance setting.

Conversation

isACallConversation

Set to true to show the boundary of the Conversation element as a thick line.

isComposite

Set to true to display a plus-in-box decoration on the bottom edge of the shape, indicating that the Conversation is a composite element.

Data Object

dataInOut

Set to:

isCollection

Set to true to add three vertical lines at the bottom edge of the shape, indicating that the object is a collection.

Event

cancelActivity

For Intermediate Event only.

Set to false to show the Intermediate Event border as a dashed line.

catchOrThrow

For Intermediate Event only.

Set to:

eventDefinition

Use to change the decoration of a Start Event, Intermediate Event or End Event.

isInterrupting

For Start Event only.

Set to false to show the border of the Start Event as a dashed line, indicating that the Start Event is not an interrupting event.

Gateway

eventGatewayType

Use to define two types of Event-based Gateway:

gatewayType

Set to:

instantiate

Use only to define the Exclusive and Parallel Event-based Gateway.

Message

IsInitiate

Set to true to make the envelope color gray, indicating that this is an initiating Message.

Message Flow

messageVisible

Set to:

Pool

blackBoxPool

Set to true to render the Pool element as a rectangle, which is used in a Main Pool diagram.

Sequence Flow

conditionType

Set to:

Step

Action

See also

1

Both referenced and referring elements must already exist in the model and at least the referring element must exist in a diagram.
 

2

Display the Tagged Values window (Ctrl+Shift+6).
 

3

Drag the referenced element from the Project Browser onto the referring element in a diagram. A short menu displays, the options on which depend on the combination of referring and referenced element types.
 

4

Select the appropriate option to set, overwrite or append the referenced element name to the Tagged Value in the referring element (if the referring element's multiplicity is greater than 1, it can reference more than one element). The referenced element is NOT overlaid on the referring element in the diagram.
 

5

Expand the section of the Tagged Values window listing Tagged Values for the generic element type and note the referenced element name(s) in the appropriate Value field.