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Once you have modeled your business process on the diagram pane, you have to add the necessary execution parts to this process to bring it to life.


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The execution pane is the place where you make your model executable.

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Customizing the Execution Pane

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You have several options to adjust the execution pane. When you open the pane for the first time, the default view is displayed:

  • The Diagram Pane is displayed in the centre at the top
    (see chapter Modeling BPMN for details).
  • The Execution Pane is displayed below the diagram pane
    (see Managing the Execution Pane for further information).
  • Three Designer Panels are shown in the left sidebar
    (see Managing Panels for details):
    • The Service Panel
    • The Attributes Panel
    • The Validation Panel

Managing the Execution Pane

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Use the Image Removed icon in the model toolbar to hide or show the execution pane.

Managing Panels

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Modeling on the Execution Pane

While modeling, some general functionalities help you to browse through your model, and to adjust your working location within the model. Refer to Customizing Editors and Panels for more details.

Adding an Execution Model

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For some BPMN elements, the execution model is initially created during element creation. For others, you have to add the execution model manually (see Modeling Execution > Execution Pane Contents for detailed information).

Click button Add Execution Model - it is displayed on the execution pane if the element is not initially created with an the Image Added button in the center of the empty execution editor to create a new execution model.

Depending on the BPMN element, the available execution model or models are shown. Select the one you want to add.

Possible options:

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The corresponding An empty execution model content is added in the execution pane and a tab with the model name is displayed in the lower left corner.

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If button a is enabledavailable in the execution tab bar, you can add more than one execution model to the element.

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If multiple models have been added to an element, multiple tabs are displayed in the execution pane. Click on a tab to switch between the model content.

In the default Look & Feel:

  • The tab is white, when it's content is currently displayedof the current model is displayed in bold with a blue border at the bottom.
  • The tab is grey, when it's content is currently hiddenof inactive tabs is displayed in a lighter font color.
Info

The color of the tabs is determined can be changed in the Designer Administration > Look & Feel.

You can also Click the trash icon Image Added to delete the current execution model from an element.
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Adding Content to an Execution Model

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Adding content to an execution model is simple: Just drag & drop the elements you want to use from the service panel to the execution pane.

Two different kinds of elements can be added to the pane:

  • Variables
  • Operation Calls

A variable is added when you use You can add variables when dragging out a class (), an interface () or a parameter () from the libraryservice panel.

Tip

For detailed information see pages  Adding Variables and Persisting Data.

An You can add an operation call is added when you drag & drop when dragging out an operation () from the library to the paneservice panel.

Tip

For detailed information see page Adding Operation Calls.

Pane Functionalities

ActionExampleDescriptionZoom

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When modeling, you have two options to apply the zoom on the pane.

  • Press the Ctrl button and use the mouse wheel.
  • Use the zoom bar at the bottom of the pane.
    To zoom, you can use the pin or press the plus or minus button of the zoom bar.
Shifting Content

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You have various options to shift the content on the pane:

  • Use the mouse wheel to move the pane and its content vertically.
  • Use the scroll bar to scroll vertically.
  • Use the Arrow keys (up and down) of your keyboard to move the content vertically.
Scaling

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Some execution models have already some parameters added.

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A section Message containing the incoming message parameter is displayed for all BPMN elements that provide a message.

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A section Return contains the return parameter if the related BPMN element provides a return value.

See Modeling Execution for an overview on the sections in the BPMN editor.

The Context Menus of the Execution Editor

The Execution Context Menus

Two different context menus support the user on the execution pane:

Elements

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Elements Context Menu

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If you right click on an element, the

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context menu opens

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The following options are available:

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Delete the element.

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Go to library. Click on this icon to highlight the current element in the Service panel.
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Open model. Click on this icon to open the implementation of the element in a new tab and switch to this tab.
This action is only available for operations if they have an implementation.

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You can use the elements context menu on all elements on the execution pane.
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A right click on the execution pane itself opens another context menu including the following options:

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Undo the last action.

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Redo the last action.
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Show parameter name. Use this icon to show or hide the parameter names of operations on the execution pane.
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Change relation path algorithm. The relations on the execution pane are drawn automatically, starting from the first element.

Branchings

Relation routes start on the left, top down.

 For

For the next elements, the

branches

routes are moved slightly to the right:

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Use

the menu icon Change relation path algorithm

this menu item  to start the

first branching on

routing from the right side, all other

branches are moved

routes are moved slightly to the left then:

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Shortcuts

You can also use the following shortcuts on the execution pane. The operations are applied to the currently selected element. The following list of shortcurts can be searched. Enter your search term in the Global Filter field.

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CTRL Ctrl + 1, 2, 3 ... 9Opens the tab corresponding to the chosen number. The first nine opened models are offered for activation. Press a number to activate the corresponding model and bring it to the foreground.
CTRL Ctrl + DCloses the active model window.
CTRL Ctrl + Mouse WheelReduces (scrolling down) or enlarges (scrolling up) the zoom factor of the model.
CTRL Ctrl + SHIFT Shift + DCloses all tabs and switches to explorer tab.
CTRL Ctrl + YRepeats editing steps that have been undone.
CTRL Ctrl + Z
Undoes previous editing steps.
DelPress Del to delete an element from the pane.
Esc

Pressing the Esc key aborts the following processes:

  • adding a new element
  • drawing a relation
  • moving elements
  • changing the name of an element
Mouse WheelMoves the model up or down.
SHIFT Shift + Page downSwitches to the next tab from left to right.
SHIFT Shift + Page upSwitches to the next tab from right to left.

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