BPMN definition:
An "Event" occurs in Collaboration and in Choreography diagrams. Events affect the process flow. There are three types of events: Start, Intermediate, and End events.
Events can be
Event types:
Catching |
Throwing |
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Flow Dimension |
Start |
Intermediate |
End |
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Type Dimension |
Event indicates start of process |
wait for |
trigger |
Event indicates end of process |
General events |
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Timer event |
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Message event |
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Signal event |
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Compensation event |
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Error event |
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Escalation event |
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Conditional event |
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Multiple event |
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Parallel Multiple event |
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Cancel event |
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Link event |
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Terminate event |
Interrupting and non-interrupting events:
Subprocesses and activities may have an event attached to their boundary. In this case the event may act interrupting as well as non-interrupting. The boundary of non-interrupting events are dashed. The markers are similar.
Note: Not all types of events can be attached
The options "interrupting" and "non-interrupting! are available in the The Properties Area. For details, refer to the bottom of this page.
Events available in the collaboration and choreography toolbox (refer to: Collaboration diagram and Choreography diagram):
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The following Properties may be specified:
Element Type |
You may change the Event type. |
Id |
Id number, which is allocated by the system |
Name |
The name of the element. This name is displayed as text underneath the element. |
Note |
A short information about the element |
Interrupting |
Determines, if "interrupting" takes effect |