To view or edit a process's properties, double-click its diagram symbol or Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.
The General tab contains the following properties:
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Property |
Description |
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Name/Code/Comment |
Identify the object. The name should clearly convey the object's purpose to non-technical users, while the code, which is used for generating code or scripts, may be abbreviated, and should not normally include spaces. You can optionally add a comment to provide more detailed information about the object. By default the code is generated from the name by applying the naming conventions specified in the model options. To decouple name-code synchronization, click to release the = button to the right of the Code field. |
Stereotype |
Extends the semantics of the object. You can enter a stereotype directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in an extension file. |
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Organization unit |
Specifies the organization unit (see Organization Units (BPM)) linked to the process. You can select <Committee Process>to specify that it is realized by more than one organization unit (see Displaying a Committee Process). Click the Properties tool beside this box to open the property sheet of the selected organization unit or the Ellipsis tool to open the list of organization units and create new ones. |
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Timeout |
Specifies the timeout limit. The default value is zero. When the value is not set to zero, it means that a timeout exception occurs if the execution of the activation takes more than the specified timeout limit. You can type any alphanumeric value in the Timeout box (Example: 20 seconds). |
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Duration |
Specifies estimated or statistic duration to execute the action. This property is used for documentation purposes. |
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Composite status |
Specifies whether the process is decomposed into sub-processes. You can choose between:
If you revert the process from Decomposed to Atomic status, then any sub-processes that you have created will be deleted. |
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Number ID |
Specifies an incrementing number to help you identify processes. You can modify this value at any time by entering an integer greater than 0. Any change you make will not, by default, affect other numbers in the series. When working in a data flow diagram, you can at any time right-click the diagram background and select Renumber Process IDs to renumber the processes following their position in the data flow (see Process and Data Store Numbering). Sub-processes inherit the number ID of their parent. |
Keywords |
Provide a way of loosely grouping objects through tagging. To enter multiple keywords, separate them with commas. |
The Implementation tab lets you define how the process (activity) is implemented. Note that only decomposed processes can be implemented for the ebXML and BPEL languages: Depending on the implementation type you specify, the properties available on this tab will change. The following properties are always available.
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Property |
Description |
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Type |
Specifies the type of process implementation (see Specifying Implementation Types). |
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[implementation object] |
Depending on the implementation type you choose, an additional field or tab may be displayed, allowing you to specify a process, event, expression, operation, or data transformation upon which the implementation acts. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the available objects, or view the properties of the currently selected object. |
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Action type |
[None and Reuse process implementations only] Specifies the way the process should be executed. You can choose between:
[Execute operation implementation only] Specifies the type of message exchange the activity performs. You can choose between:
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Implementation (text box) |
Specifies additional information about the process execution. You can enter any appropriate information in this box, as well as open, insert and save text files. You can open the Implementation tab by right-clicking the process symbol in the diagram, and selecting Implementation in the contextual menu. |
This tab is only available for a process with the Assign implementation type, and lists the data transformations (see Data Transformations) required for the atomic assign tasks that compose the activity. An assign activity is an Xpath or XSLT expression that allows you to copy a variable value to another variable value, or to calculate the value of an expression and store it in a variable. The following properties are available:
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Properties |
Description |
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Assigned variable |
Specifies the variable or organization unit [BPEL languages only] that receives the result of the transformation. Select an object from the list or click the Ellipses button to browse the available objects. |
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Assigned part |
Specifies the message part (when the assigned variable is typed by a message format) that receives the result of the transformation. Select an object from the list. |
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Input variable |
Specifies a source variable or organization unit (to identify the partner to whom the message is sent). Select an object from the list, or click the Ellipses button to browse the available objects. |
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Input part |
Specifies a source message part when the input variable is typed by a message format. Select an object from the list. |
Sub-Processes - [decomposed processes] Lists the sub-processes contained in the process (see Decomposing processes).
Local Variables - [orchestration language decomposed processes] Lists the variables (see Variables (BPM)) local to the current process. Variables are mainly used to build the messages the process sends to its partners.
Data - [Analysis and Data Flow Diagram languages] Lists the data associated with the process. Use the Add Objects and Create an Object tools to add items to the list and select the appropriate CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) columns to specify the types of action the process can perform on the data (see Data (BPM)).