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2023 07 14 BPMN 20 Poster EN
A Lane is a sub-partition within a Process, through Sequence Flows as they converge and A Message is used to depict the contents of are, e.g., a change of a document status or a message which is received or sent.
Data
Pool
sometimes within a Pool, and will extend the diverge within a process. a communication between two participants.
Gateway Message
Lane
Boundary Interrupting
Activity is a generic term for work that company Text Annotation Text Annotations are a mechanism for a modeller
Event Subprocess
Event Subprocess
Task performs in a Process and represents a point in a to provide additional text information for the reader
A Data Input is an external input for the entire
Non-Interrupting
Boundary Non-
Process flow where work is performed. of a diagram.
A Message Flow is used to show the flow of process. It can be read by an activity. A Data
Interrupting
Interrupting
Top-Level
Data Object Data
Throwing
messages between two participants, symbolizes
Standard
Catching
Message Flow Output is a variable available as result of the Collection
information flow across organizational boundaries.
entire process.
Group
Task
An Event is something that “happens” during a A Group object is an artifact that provides a
process and is either triggered by something exter- A Data Object or a Data Object that is a Collection visual mechanism for the grouping of diagram
A Data Store is a place where the process Data Input Data Output
Unspecified
nal or by the process itself. represents information flowing through the process, elements that belong in the same category. Start Event Intermediate End Event can read or write stored data, e.g. a database
Event
Event
such as business documents, emails, letters etc. or a filing cabinet.
Data Object
Message Data Store
Start Event Start Event Start Event Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate End Event
Event Event Event Event
Activities/Tasks
Timer
Start Event Start Event Start Event Intermediate
Event
Intermediate
Event
Intermediate
Event
Choreography
Activity is a generic term for work that an organization performs, and activity can be atomic or non-atomic. Task is an atomic activity within a Process flow. Error
Start Event Intermediate End Event
Participant B
Event
Participant A
Initiating
Task is a rounded corner rectangle drawn with a Each Task should be named, and best-practice Message
Choreography in BPMN is a
A Subprocess is an activity whose internal details Escalation
single thin line. In standard ADONIS convention, it suggests using a verb in imperative and a noun. Choreography Task
have been modeled using Activities, Gateways, way to formalize interactions
Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
Task Verb + Noun Subprocess Start Event Start Event
Event Event Event Participant A
is marked with a light blue color and a name of the For example, an everyday activity of preparing an
Events, and Sequence flows. between business Participants
task in the centre. invoice for a customer would be "Create invoice". Participant B
Task types Activity markers Subprocess types Participant B basically a procedural business
Choreography Task
Compensation
Start Event Intermediate Intermediate End Event
contract.
Event Event
Markers indicate execution behavior of tasks. BPMN specifies three types of Event Ad-hoc
Response
Message Participant C
Service task Manual task User task markers for tasks: a Loop marker or a Multi-Instance marker and a Compen- Subprocess Subprocess Subprocess Participant C
sation marker. Multi-instance activity behavior may be parallel or sequential. Conditional
Start Event Start Event Start Event Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
Event Event Event
Participant A
Start Event Start Event Start Event Intermediate
Event
Intermediate
Event
Intermediate
Event
Intermediate
Event
End Event
Send Message a Choreography Pro-
cess. It represents an Choreography Task
Terminate Interaction between parti-
cipants, which is depicted
End Event
Participant B
it is represented as a
Receive Message Parallel Multi-Instance
Gateways are used to control the process flow through Sequence Flows as they converge and diverge within a process. A single Gateway could have multiple input and
Parallel Multiple
Start Event Start Event Start Event Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
collapsed object with two
multiple output flows. Gateway is represented as a rhombus (diamond) bordering with a thin single line. In the standard ADONIS convention, it is marked with yellow
Event Event Event
participants bands and a Sequential Multi-Instance
Exclusive Non-exclusive color and can hold additional symbols within. Task name band.
Gateway Gateway
Exclusive Gateway (XOR) Sequence Flows after XOR Gateway Parallel Gateway (AND)
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