BPMN 2.0 Descriptive

BPMN 2.0 Descriptive is a simplified version of the Business Process Modeling Notation, which is aimed at business users and contains a subset of the objects available in BPMN2.0 Executable.

Note: For information about BPMN 2.0 Executable, see BPMN 2.0 Executable. When opening BPMN models created in previous versions of PowerDesigner, you will be invited to choose between converting them to BPMN Descriptive or keeping them in the BPMN Executable format that was originally supported.

PowerDesigner supports creating BPMN 2.0 Descriptive process diagrams which focus on the sequence flow in a single process in a pool.
BPMN Descriptive Example - Performance Review
You can optionally add additional pools, with or without processes inside them, to show the messages that pass between the pools.

The following tools are available in collaboration and process diagrams:

Tool	Description
...	Start Events - Initiate a process. Use the specialized tools to create a: Timer Start Event - To trigger the process at a particular time or date. Message Start Event - To trigger the process by receipt of a message.
...	Activities - Work performed within a process. Use the specialized tools to create a: Service Task - Represents work performed by a system without human intervention. User Task - Represents work performed by a human with the aid of software. Sub-Process - Represents a set of tasks that can be detailed in the sub-diagram created under the sub-process. To enter the sub-diagram, press CTRL and double-click the sub-process symbol. For detailed information about working with and navigating in a hierarchy of processes, see Decomposing Processes. Call Activity - Represents a reference to another process, which you select when creating the symbol.
...	End Events - Terminate a process. Use the specialized tools to create a: Message End Event - To terminate the process and send a message. Terminate End Event - To terminate the process along with any parallel processes.
	Parallel Gateways - Split the control flow, routing the flow to all outgoing branches simultaneously. When merging, wait for all incoming branches to complete. Use this gateway with two or more outgoing flows when you want to represent activities that must be performed simultaneously.
	Exclusive Gateways - Split the control flow, routing the flow to one outgoing branch. When merging, waits for one incoming branch to complete before triggering the outgoing flow. Use this gateway with two or more outgoing flows when you want to represent a choice between different activities, and enter the reason for each choice in the Condition field on the General tab of each outgoing flow. For example, `Order > $10,000`.
	Pools - Represent companies, departments, or roles, and contain one or more lanes representing sub-entities within these organizations. To add further lanes to a pool, click on it with the tool. To create an additional pool in the diagram, click in empty space. You can drag lanes from one pool to another, or into empty space to create a new pool, and a single lane can be reused and appear in multiple different pools. Note: The name of the lane in a single-lane pool is hidden by default, but you can display it by selecting the pool and then right-clicking in the selection area above it and disabling Hide Lane Names. This option is automatically disabled and cannot be enabled for multi-lane pools.
...	Data Objects - Represent a document or data store providing information used in a process.
	Message Flow - Links a pool (or one of its activities) to another pool (or one of its activities), and passes a message between them.
	Sequence Flow - Links two elements (events, activities, gateways) to show the progress in a process.
	Data Association - Links a data object to an activity or event.