1.2.3 Business Process Definition Window

(1) Palette

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 1‒26: Palette (Business Process Definition window)

Group

Connections or activities of the same type are gathered into a group. A group is preceded by a folder icon ().

Tool

A tool is an activity, connection, or comment contained in a group. You can deploy selected activities on the canvas by clicking the desired location or by using drag and drop operations.

When you select a connection and then select two activities deployed on the canvas, those activities are linked.

The following table lists the groups and tools on the palette.

Table 1‒6: Groups 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

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(2) Canvas

Activities selected from the palette can be deployed on the canvas. You can also link deployed activities through connections. With the activity auto connect function enabled, if an activity being deployed or moved on the canvas is placed near another activity, a preview of the connection between the activities appears. When the activity is deployed in this state, the connection is determined and the activities are linked. For details about the auto connect function, see 1.12.15 Enabling and disabling the activity auto connect function.

Variable-Correlation, Start Activity, which indicates the beginning of a business process, and End Activity, which indicates the end of the business process, are already deployed on the canvas.

Figure 1‒27: Canvas

Variable-Correlation ()

Use this for defining variable-correlation sets. Clicking this item opens the List Of Variables And Correlation Sets dialog.

Start Activity ()

This is a start activity. This activity cannot be deleted.

End Activity ()

This is an end activity. This activity cannot be deleted.

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(3) Tab

You can use the tab for the following activities to close open tabs and open higher-order tabs:

• Scope activity

• While activity

• Data transformation activity

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(4) Outline view

The outline view displays a list of variables and activities defined in a business process. The display of the outline view is automatically updated when a business process is defined.

Double-clicking a variable in the outline view opens the List Of Variables And Correlation Sets dialog box in which the items selected in the outline view are also selected. In addition, when you select an activity in the outline view, the same item will also be selected in the Define Business Process window.

You can filter the items displayed in the outline view by entering an item name in the text box at the top of the outline view. The filter functions include a variable list filter and an activity filter. For details about these filters, see 1.14 Filter function settings of the outline view.

The following describes the information displayed in the outline view.

Figure 1‒28: Outline view (Define Business Process window)

Group

A group of variables or activities

Variable or activity

A variable or activity defined in the business process

The following table lists the groups, variables, and activities displayed in the outline view.

Table 1‒7: Groups, variables, and activities in the outline view (Define Business Process window)

Icon	Display name	Explanation
	Variable list	Group of variables
	variable-names	Variable
	Activity list	Group of activities
	receive-activity-name	Receive activity
	reply-activity-name	Reply activity
	invoke-service-activity-name	Invoke service activity
	invoke-Java-activity-name	Invoke Java activity
	data-transformation-activity-name	Data transformation activity
	assign-activity-name	Assign activity
	empty-activity-name	Empty activity
	throw-activity-name	Throw activity
	standby-activity-name	Standby activity
	validation-activity-name	Validation activity
	scope-activity-name	Scope activity. Variables and activities defined in a scope activity are displayed in a tree format with the scope activity as the starting point.
	while-activity-name	While activity. Activities defined in a while activity are displayed in a tree format with the while activity as the starting point.
	Switch-Start-activity-name	Switch Start activity
	Switch-end-activity-name	Switch End activity
	Flow-Start-activity-name	Flow Start activity
	Flow-End-activity-name	Flow End activity
	contents-of-the-first-line-of-a-comment	Comment

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