All elements on the execution pane have attributes that describe their behavior in the service. In the Attributes panel, you can see and change the attributes of a selected execution element.

If using the panel preset, the attributes panel is displayed in the lower left corner. To return to the panel preset, go to the user preferences and use button Reset Panels.

Refer to Customizing Editors and Panels for detailed information about panel management in general.


Click an element on the execution pane to display its attributes in the Attributes panel.

All elements have the following standard attributes:

  • Name
  • Type
  • Symbol Type

Some elements have additional attributes:

  • Array
  • Default Value
  • Stereotypes

If you click on the execution pane itself, the Attributes panel displays the attributes of the BPMN element that is currently selected on the diagram pane.

Standard Attributes

In the attributes panel, all attributes of the selected element are displayed. Some standard attributes are present for all elements.

Attribute NameDescriptionPossible Values / ExampleAvailability
Name

Click here to insert or change the Name of the related element. Generated elements (like e.g. message) cannot be renamed.

Element names must follow certain naming rules. They

  • must not contain blanks
  • must not start with a cipher
  • must not contain special characters

Operation names can also be changed by double-clicking the related element in the diagram.

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  • All execution elements.
Type

Execution elements always have a Type. These can be basic types or user defined types. Users  can define their own types in the Implementation folder or in a library.

For variables, you can change the type by clicking the link icon and selecting a class from the list of available types.

Base Types.String
  • All execution elements.
Symbol Type

Attribute Symbol Type displays the graphical type of the current element symbol.

  • Execution Step
  • Local Variable
  • Message
  • Persisted Variable
  • All execution elements.

Specific Attributes

In the attributes panel, all attributes of the selected element are displayed. Some attributes are only available for specific elements (see column Availability below).

Attribute NameDescriptionPossible Values / ExampleAvailability
ArrayUse the attribute Array to enable multiplicity.trueThe variable has a multiplicity of 0..*.
falseThe variable has a multiplicity of 0..1 (default).
Default Value

Specify a default value for the related variable here.

See Persisting Data for more details.

a valid default value depending on the type of the variable
Stereotype

Via button Add Stereotype, you can add a stereotype to an execution step.

By adding a stereotype, you can extend the attributes of an element with additional properties. For more information, refer to the related adapter pages.

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