A Conversation groups messages exchanged among collaboration participants.


To create a Communication between two Pools

  1. Create a Conversation and Pool.
  2. Create a Conversation Link from the Conversation to a Pool.
  3. Draw another Conversation Link from the Conversation to another Pool.
A Pool requires a specified Representing Resource.


To select Message Flows grouped by a Conversation

  1. Do one of the following:
      • Open the Conversation shape Specification window. Select the Message Flow Refs property value cell and then click the ... button.
      • Select a Communication shape and on the Smart Manipulator toolbar, click the Message Flows button.

    The Select Message Flows dialog opens. It shows all Message Flows that are grouped by a Conversation.

  2. Select one or more Message Flows and click OK.

    When the Show Message Flows Related to Participants check box is selected, only the message flows that exist in a project between the Representing Participants of the pools connected by a Conversation will show.
    Click to clear the check box to see all message flows in a project.

You can also assign a Message Flow to a Conversation by dragging it from the Containment tree to a Conversation shape on the BPMN Collaboration diagram.


To create a SubConversation

  • On the diagram pallet, click SubConversation.

A SubConversation can contain inner Conversation Nodes (Conversation and SubConversation).


To create a Conversation Node for a SubConversation, do one of the following

  • Select SubConversation and on the Smart manipulator toolbar, click the SubConversation button.
  • Open the Specification window, select Conversation Nodes in the property group list on the left. Click the Create button and select a Node type. Type the name and click Close.

A CallConversation can reference Collaboration or Global Conversation.


To create a CallConversation

  • On the diagram pallet, click SubConversation.
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