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Description

A Message Boundary Event is triggered by an arrived message. Once triggered, it changes a normal flow into an exception flow or parallel.

A Message Boundary Event displays any of the following on the diagram:

• A Message Boundary Event name if the name is specified.
• A Message Ref property value if the name is unspecified.
• An Operation Ref property if the name and Message Ref are not specified.

Notation

• Message Boundary Event (Cancel Activity - True)
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• Message Boundary Event (Cancel Activity - False)
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Related elements

• Boundary Events
• Activities
• BPMNMessage

Related diagrams

• BPMN Process Diagram
• BPMN Collaboration Diagram
• BPMN Choreography Diagram

Related procedures

• Creating and Using a BPMNEvent