Label

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Chapter 5 General Activities Palette : Label

Label

Graphic Tool

The Label resource allows you to create a generic label so that you can provide documentation and comments in your process definition. The Label is not an activity, because you cannot draw transitions to or from it, and it does not perform any action. You use the label to create a descriptive tag that you can place anywhere in a process definition.

Labels can also be resized to cover an area. You can apply a border to the area by selecting a value in the Border Type and Border Thickness fields. You can also apply a background color to the area by selecting a color in the Background color field. This allows you to annotate your process definition and provide colors and borders to visually group related activities in your process definition.

The text of the label remains in the top left of the label area, but you can edit the text either in the design panel or by editing the Description field.

Configuration

The Configuration tab has the following fields.

Field

Description

Description

Descriptive text that you would like to add to the label. You can add comments here about the process diagram. Use this field to provide documentation for the process.

Label Color

Allows you to pick a color for the text and border of the label. Use the Chose Color button to bring up a dialog to select a color.

Label Font

Allows you to pick a font for the text of the label. Use the Choose Font button to bring up the Font Panel dialog.

Background Color

Allows you to pick a background color for the area the label covers. Use the Chose Color button to bring up a dialog to select a color.

Border Type

Allows you to select the type of border (either a dashed line or a solid line) for the label.

Border Thickness

Allows you to specify the thickness of the border line. 0 indicates no border.

Gradient Background Color

Specifies whether the background color changes from lighter to darker. When this check box is cleared, the background is a solid color.

The following illustrates the difference between a gradient and solid background color. The top label uses a gradient background color and the bottom label uses a solid background color.

By default, the background color is gradient.

Field	Description
Description	Descriptive text that you would like to add to the label. You can add comments here about the process diagram. Use this field to provide documentation for the process.
Label Color	Allows you to pick a color for the text and border of the label. Use the Chose Color button to bring up a dialog to select a color.
Label Font	Allows you to pick a font for the text of the label. Use the Choose Font button to bring up the Font Panel dialog.
Background Color	Allows you to pick a background color for the area the label covers. Use the Chose Color button to bring up a dialog to select a color.
Border Type	Allows you to select the type of border (either a dashed line or a solid line) for the label.
Border Thickness	Allows you to specify the thickness of the border line. 0 indicates no border.
Gradient Background Color	Specifies whether the background color changes from lighter to darker. When this check box is cleared, the background is a solid color. The following illustrates the difference between a gradient and solid background color. The top label uses a gradient background color and the bottom label uses a solid background color. By default, the background color is gradient.