How to show whole BPMN pools and lanes with activities etc. on several diagrams

[oysteinholo]

I want to model some BPMN models (with pools, lanes, activities etc.).
I want to relate (connect) some classes to the activities (showing which information is being used within that activity).
I want to do this in several diagrams, i.e. the process (or at least a pool from a process if one has defined a process to comprise several pools) is the same, but I want to on one diagram relate e.g. activity A with class X, and on another diagram relate e.g. activity B with class Y. On these diagrams the classes related to an activity may be related to a small number of other classes.
The intention is to visualize the information need/usage on the individual activities/steps in the processes. And then the lanes in the pools "connects" the information to a role.

I have tried to "copy" all the relevant BPMN-elements from the project browser onto a diagram, but I cannot make it work. Either only the pool is selectable in the project browser and the elements "contained" in it does not follow. Or if I select all the lanes they appear messy on the new diagram.

I have also tried to "copy" the whole process diagram onto another diagram. Then I have to choose to "drop" it in the diagram as either a frame, a diagram reference, hyperlink or list. None of these gives me the possibility to add a relation (connection) between a class in the diagram and a specific activity within the BPMN-process.

I believe this would be an essential functionality - is it possible to accomplish this one way or the other. Or do we have to consider some other tool like Troux or something like that?

[Geert Bellekens]

In order to copy the diagram without copying the elements on it you can simply do a Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C, go to a new diagram, Ctrl-V

Geert

[philchudley]

Are you intending to use the same elements on all diagrams?

If so, try right-clicking the BPMN Process flow diagram, selecting Copy Diagram

Move to a new package and the paste diagram selecting a Shallow Copy from the options

If you want to create a brand new set of elements, then use Geert's suggestion or proceed as above and select deep copy from the options.

Cheers

Phil

[Geert Bellekens]

Phil,

My way (select all, copy, paste on a diagram) has the same result as a shallow copy.
No new elements, only new DiagramObjects.

Geert

[StefanPears]

CTRL-V and CTRL-Insert drop elements as link
SHIFT-CTRL-V drops element as new