Pools and Lanes

BPMN definition:

The term "Swim-lane" encompasses" "Pools" and "Lanes".

Pools represent the participants in a collaboration. A pool is a kind of container for a process, which is separating it from another pools.

A lane is partitioning a pool into sub-segments, which fill the entire length either vertically or horizontally.

The stencils "Pool" and "Lane" can be dragged as any other shape too from the Collaboration Toolbox onto the working area.

To edit the name of a swim-lane either double click onto the heading, select the swim-lane and press F2 or edit the name in the Properties Area .

The following Properties may be edited:

Multiple Instances	Determines, if the pool will be repeated No Pool is performed once Parallel Three vertical lines shown at the bottom-center of the pool indicate a parallel multiple instance. Activities in the pool can follow a any order (can be parallel). Sequential Three horizontal lines shown at the bottom-center of the pool indicate a sequential multiple instance. Activities in the pool need to follow a certain order (sequence).
Black Box	Only the name of the pool will be displayed in a box
Free Position	The pool is freely movable within the modeling area
Orientation	Horizontal The pool is displayed horizontally Vertical The pool is displayed vertically
Executable	None Not executable. For documentation purposes. Full Fully executable as workflow Simulation Executable for simulation purposes
Expression	Advanced property to create program code in order to enable the execution of the pool as a process
Responsible	Assign participants responsible for this pool.