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Intermediate Event

A BPMN 1.1 Intermediate Event indicates  where an event occurs somewhere between the start and end of a Process.

BPEL Properties:

  • Double-click on the Intermediate Event in the BPEL diagram
  • Right-click on the Intermediate Event in the BPEL diagram ( or the Project Browser ) and select the following context menu : BPEL | BPEL Properties

Reference:

Field/Button

Usage

See Also

Name

Specify the name for the Intermediate Event

 

Trigger Type

Select the type for the Intermediate Event, namely:

  • Cancel
  • Compensation
  • Conditional
  • Error
  • Link
  • Message
  • Multiple
  • None
  • Signal
  • Timer

 

Details

Depending on the selected Trigger Type, the Details tab changes as follows :

Field

Usage

Compensation Trigger Type

Activity

Select an BPMN 1.1 Task from the list of all Activities in the Process

 

Conditional Trigger Type

Condition

Select a BPMN 1.1 Condition from the list of Condition(s) created in the SupportingElements package

 

Error Trigger Type

Error Code

Specify the required error code

 

Link Trigger Type

Link Event

Select a Link Event element ( to act as a target for this Link Event ) from the list of Link Event elements under the current Process / Sub-Process

 

Message Trigger Type

Web Service

Select a BPMN 1.1 Web Service from the package ( in the SupportingElements package ) that represents one of the involved Participants

Message

Select a BPMN 1.1 Message from the list of Message(s) in the selected Web Service

 

Multiple Trigger Type

Events

Select additional BPMN 1.1 Intermediate Events from the list of events in this Process by clicking the ( ... ) button

 

Timer Trigger Type

Time Cycle

Specify the value for the time duration

Time Date

Specify the value for the time date

Create BPEL 1.1 Model Structure

OK

Save the values entered in the dialog

 

Cancel

Discard the values entered in the dialog

 

Help

Display this Help topic

 

General

Open the UML Properties dialog

Properties

Notes:

  • Cancel, None and Signal Event types cannot be mapped to BPEL 1.1.
  • Either set Time Cycle or Time Date for Timer Trigger Type but not both as they are mutually exclusive fields.
  • For a Compensation Intermediate Event edge-mounted on an Activity, create a BPMN 1.1 Association from this event to the Compensation Activity. Ensure that the IsCompensation tag for the Activity is set to true.
  • Link Intermediate Event can be used either as a GOTO or an off-page connector. So, this event can have either incoming or outgoing Sequence Flows - but not both.