Official BPMN 2.

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Full BPMN 2.0 Process Modeling Conformance

BPMN 2.0 in ARIS

Cheat sheet

Main model types Swimlanes Enterpris BPMN lanes Control flow elements Further elements
BPMN collaboration & process diagrams Pools graphically show Pool Event Message
represent control flows and message flows participants or processes in Lane
involved in collaborative processes. a collaboration diagram. Task
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MMM
MMMM Text annotation
Organizational unit lane
Organizational unit type lane Call activity Data object
Enterprise BPMN collaboration & process Lanes demonstrate organizational
diagrams enrich the standard by typed lanes. and technical responsibilities, Role lane Sub-processes Data store
Lanes can state roles, organizational units, typically within pools.
Position lane
application systems etc. that are already Gateway Group
maintained in the ARIS library. Group lane
Application system type lane

Example Applicant selection

Events Events are further Activities Tasks are further
specified as follows: specified as follows:
Applicant

Start events Cancel event Activities are Business rule task

demonstrate Compensation event included as steps
Application Manual task
where a certain in a process.
process will start. Condition event
Receive task
Error event Rule-based
Intermediate events decision Script task
Escalation event Change status
Call activities
eRecruiting (Career4U)

affect the process of applicant

Send Send task
flow. They do not Link event Applicant not
Invite
contract demonstrate
interesting Create

start or end the Message event

Preselect
applicant
Send rejection
to applicant
applicant to
skill test
Evaluate
test results
job offering points in the Service task
Receive Applicant Wait for
process where
Applicant
Selection

rejected
process. Multiple event
recorded
application
skill test
results User task
global processes
Applicant

End events Parallel multiple event Appli-

cation
rejected or tasks are used.
demonstrate Signal event
where a certain Timer event
Applicant
Recruiter
Local HR

interesting Forward Conduct

process will end. application
to manager
telephone
interview

Flows Gateways Sub-processes Data

Gateways are used in Inclusive gateways represent Sub-processes represent activities Data objects provide
Sequence flows represent the order
processes to control the alternative but also parallel which include activities, gateways, information about what
of activities that are
disparity and convergence of paths in a process flow. Difference to events and sequence flows. activities require to be
performed within a process.
sequence flows. exclusive gateways: All condition performed or what they
expressions are evaluated. Ad hoc sub-processes represent activities produce.
Message flows show the flow of
Exclusive gateways are with no sequence relationships.
messages between pools.
decisions that represent Complex gateways demonstrate Data stores demonstrate stored
alternative paths in a complex synchronization behavior, Event sub-processes operate event-handling information that will last beyond
Associations link information with
process. conditions and situations. within a process and are typically related to the process.
elements.
exceptions.
Parallel gateways combine Event-based gateways are used as Messages show communication
and create parallel flows. branching points within the process. Transaction sub-processes demonstrate contents between participants.
Alternative paths are based on coordinated activities such as a business
occurring events. transaction, a rollback or a compensation.
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