Element

Description

A Receive Task waits for an external trigger to arrive which is released by an external system. If the process execution reaches a receive task, the process stays in a wait state until a specific message is received by the engine, which triggers continuation of the process.

Attributes
  • Name
  • Description
  • Symbol Type
Particularity-
StateWaiting_for_<name of the receive task with underscores>, e.g. Waiting_for_Receive_a_message
ExecutionNameParametersTypeDirectionDescriptionAPI
On ExitmessageAnyin

Default type of the input parameter is Any but you can also use your own Library or Data Model class.

POST /{id}/<name of the task with underscores>
POST /{id}/Receive_a_message

Editing and Styling

  • Refer to Working with the BPMN Editor for further information regarding editing of BPMN elements using the different context menus on the diagram pane.
  • Refer to Styling BPMN Elements for further information regarding styling possibilities for BPMN elements, for example how to change the background color, the font style and size etc.

BPMN_Receive_Task_Example

Click the icon to download a simple example model that shows what you can do with Receive Tasks in Scheer PAS Designer.

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