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.
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 Name
Description
Possible Values / Example
Availability
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.
mapFromIdeaCheck
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).
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.