Start Event

A BPMN 1.1 Start Event indicates where a particular Process begins. Every Process in Enterprise Architect must begin with a Start Event.

BPEL Properties:

Double-click on the Start Event in the BPEL diagram ( or )
Right-click on the Start 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 Start Event

Trigger Type

Select a trigger for the Start Event, namely:

Details

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

Field	Usage
Conditional Trigger Type
Condition	Select a BPMN 1.1 Condition from the list of Condition(s) created in the SupportingElements package

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 Start Events from the list of events in this Process that might trigger the 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

Assignments

Select one or more Assignment elements created in the SupportingElements package in this tab ( Optional )

Save the values entered in the dialog

Cancel

Discard the values entered in the dialog

Help

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General

Open the UML Properties dialog

Notes:

Either set Time Cycle or Time Date for Timer Trigger Type but not both as they are mutually exclusive fields.
Link, None and Signal Event types cannot be mapped to BPEL 1.1