Item-Aware Elements (BPMN)

Item-aware elements are variables used to store or convey information during process execution. You can associate these elements with processes, activities, and events.

1. Open the property sheet of a process, activity, or event, and select the Item-Aware Elements tab.
2. Click the Add a Row tool to create a element, and enter an appropriate name.
   By default, the element is created as a property, which has only a name, code, and comment for properties.
3. [optional] Right-click the item in the list, and select Change to > Element Type
   The different types of element are available in the following types of object:

   Object	Property	Data Object / Data Reference	Data Input	Data Output
   Composite processes	X	X	X	X
   Tasks	X		X	X
   Start events / Intermediate catching events	X			X
   End events / Intermediate throwing events	X		X