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This section will describe how to use Activities in a BPMN process diagram. Activities (Tasks, Subprocesses, and Call Activities) can have the following specific markers displayed on their shapes:

  • Compensation
  • Standard loop
  • MultiInstance loop (parallel)
  • MultiInstance loop (sequential)


To add a Compensation marker to an Activity, do one of the following

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  • Right-click an Activity and

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  • select Is For Compensation.
  • Open the Activity Specification window. Click to clear

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  • the Is For Compensation

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  •  check box

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  • and click Close.


To add a Loop marker to an Activity

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  • Right-click an Activity and click to

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  • select Standard Loop

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  •  or MultiInstance Loop.


To display a MultiInstance Loop (sequential) marker on a MultiInstance Loop activity, do one of the following

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  • Right-click an Activity with a MultiInstance Loop (parallel) marker and on the shortcut menu select Is Sequential.
  • Open the Activity with a MultiInstance marker Specification window.

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  • Select Is Sequential

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  •  and click Close.


To convert an Activity to another type of Activity

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  • Right-click a Task, SubProcess, or Call Activity and from the shortcut menu

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  • select Refactor

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  •  > Convert To

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  •  and then select an Activity type to which you need to convert the selected Activity.


To display Resources assigned for Activities

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  • Right-click the diagram pane and then do one of the following:
  • On the shortcut menu, click to select

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  • the Show Assigned Resources

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  •  check box (see the following figure).
  • From the shortcut menu,

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  • select Diagram Properties

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  •  and in the open dialog, set the Show Assigned Resources

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  •  property value to true.

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