ERD-Entity, attached to a BPMN Activity/Connector

[sallyhopper]

Hi all
Does anyone know how to 'attach' an ERD_Entity with a BPMN Activity/Connector.
My goal is to be able to generate a Document that will show the BPMN Diagram, the Activities and Connectors (Sequence Flow) and the Data that is passed between the Activities.
Many thanks if you can help.
sally

[OpenIT Solutions]

Using just bpmn you would define your entities as DataObjects and use DataInputAssociations and DataOutputAssociations to model in the input and output of the entity.

Of course don't just have to use BPMN elements in Sparx. You could for example define your data model using UML Classes and simply define a directional Dependency between the activities and the classes. You could do this graphically on a bpmn diagram or via the Relationship Matrix, so your bpmn diagram remains a pure process diagram.

As a process modeler i would caution against jumping in and modeling data flows on your process diagrams as there is a danger that your focus on data means your not focusing on "business process", ie business events, activities and business outcomes.

Regards,

Jon.