Palette

You can create your Process using the tools on the palette. The Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) core set is supported by the palette, which contains the following tools:

Palette Tool Reference
Palette Item Description
Select Allows you to select objects.
Marquee Allows you to select several objects by drawing a box around them.
Favorites

Displays some of the most common process objects. You can customize the Favorites drawer by right-clicking it and selecting Customize.
Connections

Allows you to connect objects:
  • Sequence flow shows the order of objects in the process.
  • Conditional sequence flow is followed based on the evaluation of a condition.
  • Default sequence flow is followed if other conditions evaluate to false.
  • Association either connects flow and non-flow objects or specifies the compensation task for a compensation event on a task boundary.
Start Events

Indicates the beginning of the process as None or Signal.
Catch Intermediate Events

Catches a "throw" event. The following Types are available: Incoming Request, Timer, Link, Signal, Error, Compensation, and Cancel.
Throw Intermediate Events

Throws an event. The following Types are available: Compensation, Signal, and Link.
End Events

Indicates the end of the process. The following types are available: None, Error, Compensation, Cancel, Signal, and Terminate.
Tasks

Tasks are of the following types: Abstract, User, Service, Script, Send, Receive, Call Sub-Process, Embedded Sub-Process, and Event Sub-Process.

For more information, see Activities.
Gateways

Controls the flow of the process with the following types of gateways: Exclusive (Data), Parallel, Exclusive (Event), Inclusive, and Complex.
Artifacts

Allows you to enhance the process with Text Annotations, Data Objects, and Groups.