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If you use 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 the button Reset Panels.
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The attributes of the BPMN model itself are shown if you click on the empty diagram pane. | |||||||||||
The standard attributes for BPMN elements are:
Some elements contain additional attributes:
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Creating an Attribute on the Diagram Pane
It is possible to display the attributes of a BPMN element on the diagram pane.
Click on the name of the desired attribute and move it to the diagram pane using drag & drop. | |||
The attribute is displayed on the pane. You can change the formatting of the display in the Styling panel.
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Managing the Attributes' Content
In the attributes panel, all attributes of an element are displayed. Some standard attributes are used for all elements, while other attributes are only available for specific elements. Find below a list of all attributes.
Standard Attributes
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MultiExcerptName | attribute_description | PageWithExcerpt | INTERNAL:_designer_excerptsIf you want to insert a description for your element, click here to enable edit mode and enter your text.
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Symbol Type | The attribute Symbol Type displays the type of the current element. Open the drop-down menu to change the symbol type. Possible options are the other BPMN element types of the same element category. |
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Additional Attributes
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Form | Attribute Form is only available for the element User Task. Use the selection list to assign a form to the user task. All forms you have created within the same service are displayed in the list:
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Image | It is possible to create images on the diagram pane using the corresponding icon in the elements toolbar: Use the attribute Image to upload a picture into the empty frame or insert a link to an existing picture. | ||||||||||||
Roles | Attribute Roles is only available for the element Lane. Use this attribute to assign different roles to the lane. To do this, click the icon | ||||||||||||
Sequence Flow Type | Attribute Sequence Flow Type is only available for the element Relation. Most relations can only be of regular type. In these cases the sequence flow type Regular is displayed in read-only mode. There is one exception for outgoing flows of exclusive gateways.
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Timeout | Attribute Timeout is only available for the Timer Event.
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Timer | Attribute Timer is only available for the Timer Start Event. Hover over the timer settings to display a detailed settings view:
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Trigger Events | Attribute Trigger Events is only available for the elements Message Event and Plain Event (as a boundary event) and for the element User Task. Use the selection list to assign which button of a form triggers the default process flow of a BPMN process: |
How to Use the Scheduler/Timer
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