Start Event

A BPMN 2.0 Start Event indicates where a particular Process begins. Every Process in Enterprise Architect must begin with a Start Event.

BPEL Properties

·	Double-click on the Start Event in the BPEL diagram, or

·	Right-click on the Start Event \| BPEL \| BPEL 2.0 Properties

Options

Field/Button

Action

See also

Name

Type the name for the Start Event.

Event Type

Select a trigger for the Start Event, namely:

·	Compensation

·	Conditional

Error

·	Escalation

Message

Multiple

None

·	Parallel Multiple

Signal

Timer

Details

Depending on the selected Event Type, the Details tab changes as follows:

Field	Action
Message Event Type
Pool Package	Select the Package that represents one of the involved Participants.
Operation	Select an Operation from the list of operation(s) in the selected Pool Package.

Timer Event Type
Time Cycle	Specify the value for the time duration.
Time Date	Specify the value for the time date.

Error Event Type
Error	Select an Error element.

Assignments

Select one or more Assignment elements created in the SupportingElements Package in this tab (Optional).

Save the values entered in the dialog.

Cancel

Discard the values entered in the dialog.

Help

Display this Help topic.

General

Open the UML Properties dialog.

Notes

·	Either set Time Cycle or Time Date for Timer Event Type but not both, as they are mutually exclusive fields

·	The Assignments tab is not available on Start Events that are used to start an Event Sub-Process

·	Compensation, Error and Timer event types are valid only on an Event Sub-Process

·	Conditional, Escalation, Multiple, Parallel Multiple and Signal event types cannot be mapped to BPEL 2.0

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