BPMN 2.0 Collaboration Toolbox Page

BPMN 2.0  Collaboration

Pool

Extend a Partition element to logically organize an Activity.

Lane

Extend a Partition element to subdivide a Pool.

Conversation

Extend a Class element to group a set of Message Flows based on a certain concept.

Start Event

Define the initiating event in a process.

Intermediate Event

Define an intermediate event in a process.

End Event

Define the terminating event in a process.

Gateway

Define a decision point in a business process.

If a condition is true then processing continues one way; if false, then another.

Activity

Represents work that is performed within a Business Process. An Activity can be modeled as a:

As a sub-process, the Activity can be made a composite element that links to a child diagram containing the flow of other BPMN elements.

Composite Elements

Choreography

Extend an Activity element to represent a process unit of information exchange between participants.

Enterprise Architect currently supports two to four participant bands within one Choreography Activity/Task.

Data Object

Provide or store the information for an Activity.

Data Store

Represent a mechanism for an Activity to retrieve or update stored information.

Group

Extend a Boundary element to group other elements.

Text Annotation

Create a comment.

BPMN 2.0  Collaboration Connectors

Message Flow

Extend a Control Flow relationship to define the flow of communications in the process.

Conversation Link

Connect a Conversation Node to or from a Participant.

Sequence Flow

Extend a Control Flow relationship to define the flow of activity.

Association

Link the information and artifacts with BPMN graphic elements.