BPMN DataObject issue

[jodsm]

in the specs of BPMN 1.0 it is stated that a Data Object can be associated with a sequence (sort of handover from one activity to the next) and even a message flow. In Sparx 7.1 (BPMN 1.0 compliant) I'm not able to do so as the sequence flow is not selectable as a target. Anyone knows how to associate a Data Object to these items ?

[«Midnight»]

Is it a tagged value? EA handles many of the options on BPMN elements this way.

[KP]

Is it a tagged value?

No, it looks like an AssociationClass but instead of a Class attached to an Association, it's a DataObject (stereotyped Artifact) attached to a SequenceFlow (stereotyped ControlFlow). What EA needs is some kind of generic construct of X attached to Y that can be extended in profiles - I don't think it's on the radar yet.

[«Midnight»]

I wonder if something along the multiple connections one sees in SPEM could be made to work. I have not looked at the EA implementation of these things yet, but if it would support this kind of thing you might have a ready made solution (with a bit of detail work of course).