Process Editor

BPM Project Navigator context menu for process file then choose Open (or double-click file)

The Process editor enables you to add and edit the flow objects in your BPMN processes.

The Process editor window allows you to perform the following:

Enables you to model a BPMN process by adding flow objects to the process editor window.
Enables you to edit the properties of BPMN flow objects.
Enables you to configure the severity level of warnings displayed in the status area and on the process.
Enables you to configure the automatic layout feature and use a grid.

Flow Object Toolbar

The flow object toolbar provides shortcuts to commonly used BPMN flow objects. The flow objects are available through the following dropdown menus on the toolbar:

Activity: Includes activities such as Call, Business Rule, and Send.

Interactive: Includes interactive activities such as User and Initiator.

Notification: Includes activities such as Mail and Voice.

Catch: Includes events such as Error and Message.

Throw: Includes events such as Throw Signal and End Signal.

Gateway: Includes objects such as Exclusive and Parallel.

Artifacts: Includes objects such as Measurement and Sequence Flow.

The flow object toolbar dropdown menus provide access to the same BPMN flow objects as found in the Component Palette. This is useful when you maximize the process editor window to full screen mode and you cannot use the Component Palette to add flow objects.

Note: The last object you choose from a dropdown menu becomes the default selected object for that menu. The default object is indicated by the menu icon on the toolbar. This means the next time you click that menu icon and then click the canvas, the default object is added to the process.

Other Toolbar Items

Goto Composite Editor
Opens the SOA Composite editor.

Refresh From BPA
This is enabled if the BPM project is created based on a BPMN process stored in a BPA repository. Click to refresh from the repository.

Show/Hide Messages
Toggles a message area above the status area, which displays errors and warnings associated with a flow object selected on the process.

Highlight Level
Enables you to change the severity level of messages to be highlighted by special overlay symbols on the process. The following severity levels are provided:

None: No errors or warnings are displayed.
Errors: Only error messages are displayed.
Warnings: Both warning and error messages are displayed.

Zoom
Enables you to quickly change the zoom level of the process in any of the following ways:

* Use the slider to change the zoom level. Double-click the slider to return the scale to 100%.
* Click the dropdown arrow next to the current percent value to select another percent zoom level.
* Click the Zoom Reset icon to return the scale to 100%.

Layout
Enables you to configure the automatic layout utility and use the feature in any of the following ways:

* Click to use a popup to turn the automatic layout utility on or off.
* When automatic layout is on, select Optimize lanes to prune interactive roles with non-interactive activities.
* When automatic layout is off, click Run layout once to automatically align flow objects in the process.

Show Grid
Toggles a grid overlay on the process canvas.