Once you have modeled your business process on the diagram pane, you can add execution parts to this process to bring it to life. The execution pane is the place where you make your model executable.

You need to perform two steps to implement executional parts to your model:

  1. Provide all necessary data types and operations for the implementation of your process. These types and operations reside in the Service panel of the BPMN editor.
    • You can use the Base Types that are provided with the Designer.
    • You can create other necessary types yourself in the Implementation section.
      Refer to Modeling Data Mapping for further information.
    • You can import a library that provides additional types and operations.
      Refer to Designer Administration > Libraries for further information.
  2. In the second step, select data types and operations from the Service panel, and add them to your process at the right places.
    • How this is done will be explained in this chapter.

The execution pane is displayed below the diagram pane. It is shown as soon as you click on one of the BPMN elements:

Creating an Execution Model

The content of the execution pane depends on the BPMN element. For some elements the execution model must be created manually when you want to add execution, for others a default execution diagram is created automatically. Some BPMN elements allow for no execution at all.

Execution DiagramBPMN ElementsPossible Execution ModelsDescription
No Execution Diagram






You cannot add execution to the listed BPMN elements. The Add Execution Model button is disabled.


Manual Creation




  • On Event

Click to add an execution model.


  • On Exit

  • Get Data

Click the icon next to the name of the existing execution model to create an additional one for Get Data.

Automatic Creation




  • On Event

All listed BPMN elements have an incoming message that is automatically generated to the execution model.

You need to change the type of this incoming message to the actual type of the incoming content. Refer to Adding Variables > Changing the Type for more information on how to do this.


  • On Exit

  • On Exit

  • Decision

The execution model on a gateway decision is a mandatory model that cannot be deleted.

All execution models (except for the Decision model) can be deleted by clicking the trash icon next to the model name.

Contents of the Execution Model

Execution models consist of the following elements and areas:

Nr.Section

Description

1

Operations Flow

Every execution pane contains an empty operations flow with start and end node.
2

Persisted

Variables created in section Persisted are usable in all executions of the BPMN model.

3Local

Variables created in section Local are only available for use within the current execution.

4MessageSection Message is shown for all BPMN elements that need to process an incoming message. As per default, the incoming message has type any. To gain access to the data used in your process, you have to apply the correct type from a customized library.
5Return

For outgoing relations of Exclusive Gateways section Return is displayed, containing the unchangeable variable return of type boolean.
Section Return is also displayed in the Get Data tab of User Tasks, containing the variable return of type any. If a form is assigned to the user task, variable return is of the form's type.

6Execution Tabs

You can add and delete the execution model of a BPMN element. For each execution model a corresponding tab is displayed at the bottom of the execution pane. The tab name indicates the time of the execution. Possible tabs are:

  • On Event: The model is executed when the event occurs.
  • On Exit: The model is executed after completion of the task/event.
  • Decision: The model is executed when the process reached the gateway.
  • Get Data: The model is executed when BPMN is waiting in a user task and returns the default values for the form.

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Click the icon to download a simple example model that shows what you can do with Lanes and Forms in Scheer PAS Designer. It also contains a configured instance list and shows the usage of trigger events.

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