BPMN 2.0 Collaboration Toolbox Page

To create BPMN elements and relationships on Collaboration diagrams in either BPMN 2.0 or BPEL formats, you can use the 'BPMN 2.0 Collaboration' pages of the Diagram Toolbox.

Access

Use any of the methods outlined here to display the Diagram Toolbox, then click on to display the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog and specify 'BPMN 2.0 Collaboration'.

Ribbon

Design > Diagram > Toolbox : > Specify 'BPMN 2.0 Collaboration' in the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog

Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt+5 : > Specify 'BPMN 2.0 Collaboration' in the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog

Other

Click the icon on the diagram caption bar to display the Diagram Toolbox, then

> Specify 'BPMN 2.0 Collaboration' in the 'Find Toolbox Item' dialog

BPMN 2.0 Collaboration Elements

Item	Use to
Collaboration Model	Extend a composite Activity that defines a Collaboration process.
Pool	Extend a Partition element to logically organize an Activity.
Lane	Extend a Partition element to subdivide a Pool.
Conversation	Extend a Class element to group a set of Message Flows based on a certain concept.
Start Event	Define the initiating event in a process. Elements of this type cannot be edge-mounted on other elements.
Intermediate Event	Define an intermediate event in a process. Elements of this type can only be edge-mounted on Activity elements.
End Event	Define the terminating event in a process. Elements of this type cannot be edge-mounted on other elements.
Gateway	Define a decision point in a business process. If a condition is true then processing continues one way; if false, then another.
Activity	Represents work that is performed within a Business Process. An Activity can be modeled as a: Sub-Process - a compound Activity that is defined as a flow of other BPMN 2.0 elements or Task - an atomic Activity that cannot be broken down into a smaller unit As a sub-process, the Activity can be made a composite element that links to a child diagram containing the flow of other BPMN elements.
Data Object	Provide or store the information for an Activity.
Data Store	Represent a mechanism for an Activity to retrieve or update stored information.
Choreography	Extend an Activity element to represent a process unit of information exchange between elements.
Group	Extend a Boundary element to group other elements.
Text Annotation	Create a comment.

BPMN 2.0 Collaboration Connectors

Item	Use to
Message Flow	Extend a Control Flow relationship to define the flow of communications in the process.
Conversation Link	Connect a Conversation Node to or from an element.
Sequence Flow	Extend a Control Flow relationship to define the flow of activity.
Association	Link the information and artifacts with BPMN graphic elements.

Example BPMN 2.0 Collaboration Diagram

Notes

The appearance and specification of some elements and connectors are defined by Tagged Values

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