This section describes how to create and model choreography activities in a BPMN Choreography diagram. You can specify a list of Participants in a Choreography Activity from
- Specification window
- Smart Manipulator toolbar
- Drag-and-drop operation
To specify a list of Participants from the Specification window
- Do one of the following:
- Select the Choreography Activity on the diagram pane and on the Smart Manipulator toolbar, click the Participants button.
- Open the Specification window, click the Participants property value cell and then click ... button.
- In the open Select Recourse dialog, select Resources.
- Click OK.
| You need to specify at least two Participants for a Choreography Activity. |
| The MultiInstance Participants on a Choreography shape will be displayed with a MultiInstance marker in the Participants’ compartment. |
To specify a list of participants from the drag-and-drop action
- Drag a Resource from the Containment tree to a Choreography Activity on diagram pane.
- Hold down Shift to select multiple elements that are grouped together.
- Hold down Ctrl to select multiple elements that are not grouped together.
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To specify an Initiating Participant in a Choreography Activity
| A Choreography Activity needs the Initiating Participant property value to be specified. |
- Open the Choreography Activity Specification window.
- Click the Initiating Participant property value cell and select a Resource.
To add a Loop marker to a Choreography Activity
- Right-click a Choreography Activity and select Standard Loop or MultiInstance Loop.
To display a MultiInsatance Loop (sequential) marker on a MultiInstane Loop Choreography Activity, do one of the following
- Right-click a Choreography Activity with the MultiInstance Loop (parallel) marker and select Is Sequential.
- Open the Choreography Activity with the MultiInstance Loop marker Specification window. Select the Is Sequential check box.
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