You can create the following data items in a BPMN Process diagram:
You can mark a Data Object as a collection.
With a Data Association, you can connect a data item to other elements of the BPMN Process diagram.
To create a data item
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- On the Process diagram pallet, click Data Object and select needed Data item.
To create a new Data Object, which is typed by a classifier
- Select the classifier in the Containment tree and drag it to a BPMN Process or BPMN Collaboration diagram.
To specify a type of Data Item, do one of the following
- In the Containment tree, select an element and drag it on the Data Item.
- Right-click the Data Item, from the shortcut menu, select Type and choose the needed type.
- Open the Specification window and select a Type.
To mark a Data Object as collection, do one of the following
- Right-click the Data Object and from the shortcut menu choose Is Collection > true.
- Open the Data Object Specification window, Is Collection property set to true.
To create a Data Association between two data items
- On the Process diagram pallet, click the Data Association button.
- On the diagram pane
- Click an element, which will be the source of the Data Association.
- Click an element, which will be the target of the Data Association.
- The source or target of a Data Association can only be a Data Object, Data Store, Data Input, or Data Output.
- The other end of the Data Association should always be an activity or event.
To display a Data Object directly connected to a Sequence Flow
A Data Object connected to a Sequence Flow is a visual shortcut of two Data Associations.In the model, the Data Associations still exist, and the Data Object connecting to the Sequence Flow will be displayed.
- Draw a Data Association from an Activity to a Data Object.
- Draw another Data Association from the Data Object to another Activity.
- Draw a Sequence Flow from the first to the second Activity.
- Right-click the Data Object and select Show Connected to Sequence Flow from the shortcut menu.