This subsection explains the Business Process Definition window, which you use for defining business processes.
For details about the operation method, see 1.11 Operations in the Business Process Definition window.
Figure 1-15 FigureBusiness Process Definition window
From the tools on the palette, select the activities and connections to be deployed on the canvas.
The items on the palette are shown in the following figure and explained below.
Figure 1-16 FigurePalette (Business Process Definition window)
The following table lists the groups and tools on the palette.
Table 1-5 TableGroups and tools on the palette (Business Process Definition window)
Icon | Display name | Explanation |
---|---|---|
![]() | Select node | Selects an activity or connection on the canvas |
![]() | Connection | Groups together normal connections, link connections, and fault connections |
![]() | Connection | Connection that links normal activities |
![]() | Link | Link connection that links activities for defining a link |
![]() | Fault | Fault connection that links activities for defining fault processing |
![]() | Basic Activity# | Groups together basic activities, such as receive activities and response activities, that are defined in business processes |
![]() | Receive | Receive activity |
![]() | Reply | Reply activity |
![]() | Invoke Service | Invoke service activity |
![]() | Invoke Java | Invoke Java activity |
![]() | Data Transformation | Data transformation activity |
![]() | Assign | Assign activity |
![]() | Empty | Empty activity |
![]() | Throw | Throw activity |
![]() | Standby | Standby activity |
![]() | Validation | Validation activity |
![]() | Structure Activity# | Groups together activities, such as scope activities and while activities, that are structurally defined in business processes |
![]() | Scope | Scope activity |
![]() | While | While activity |
![]() | Switch Start | Switch Start activity |
![]() | Switch End | Switch End activity |
![]() | Flow Start | Flow Start activity |
![]() | Flow End | Flow End activity |
![]() | Utility | Group of utilities |
![]() | Comment | Create a comment |
For details, see the uCosminexus Application Server and BPM/ESB Platform Terminology Guide.
Deploy the activities selected from the palette on the canvas. You can also link deployed activities through connections.
Variable-Correlation, Start activity, and End activity are already deployed on the canvas.
Figure 1-17 FigureCanvas
End Activity ()
You can use the tab for the following activities to close open tabs and open higher-order tabs:
There are the following three methods of closing open tabs:
Note that if you attempt to close a tab that is being edited by the Data transformation activity, a message asking you whether you can abort the changes appears. Select the Yes button if you want to abort the changes.
There are the following two methods of opening a higher-order tab for an activity:
After the operation, the tab you opened becomes active.