Conversation Diagrams (BPMN)

A conversation diagram focuses on the communications between participants. You cannot create or display processes or choreographies in this diagram.

In the following example, the various conversations associated with deliveries from a supplier to a retailer are analyzed:


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Note: PowerDesigner does not support the display of processes within participant symbols in a conversation diagram.
The following tools are available in this diagram:
Tool Description
Tool Participant Participant - Organization, business unit, or role (see Participants and Lanes (BPMN)).
Tool Conversation Node Conversation Node - Sits between two participants and collects the messages exchanged between them (see Conversation Nodes (BPMN)).
Tool Communication Link Conversation Link - Links participants via a conversation node (see Flows and Links (BPMN)). Click in one participant and draw a link to another participant to automatically create a conversation node between them.