How to Create a New Business Process How to Open a Business Process

5-4 Modeling and Implementation Guide for Oracle Business Process Management Flow Object Toolbar The flow object toolbar provides easy access to common BPM flow objects. The following flow objects are available: ■ Generic Activity ■ User Task ■ Exclusive Gateway ■ Inclusive Gateway ■ None Catch Event ■ None Throw Event ■ Subprocess ■ Sequence Flow See Chapter 6, Modeling Business Processes with Oracle BPM for more information on BPMN flow objects. Go To Composite Editor This toolbar item opens the SOA Composite Editor. Layout This toolbar item enables you to use and configure the auto layout utility. Show Warning This toolbar item enables you to determine the severity of messages displayed in the Log window. The following severity levels are provided: This can also be configured in the project preferences. Se e Chapter 4.2.5, How to Edit Project Preferences for more information. ■ None : No errors or warnings are displayed to the log window. ■ Show Errors : Only error messages are displayed to the log window. ■ Show Warnings : Both warning and error messages are displayed to the log window. Zoom This toolbar item enables you to zoom in and out of the processes.

5.3 Working with Flow Objects in Your Process

The following sections provide tasks for adding flow objects to your process and how to work with flow objects within the process editor. See Chapter 6, Modeling Business Processes with Oracle BPM for more information on BPMN flow objects.

5.3.1 How to Add Flow Objects from the Process Editor Toolbar

The process editor toolbar contains shortcuts for common BPMN flow objects. Working with Processes and the Process Editor 5-5 To Add Flow Objects from the Process Editor Toolbar: 1. Open the process where you want to add a flow object. 2. Click the icon in the toolbar, then position the cursor at the point in the process you want to add the flow object. 3. Click again to add the flow object.

4. Edit the flow object properties as necessary, then click OK.

For more information on specific flow object properties, see the online Help for each flow object.

5.3.2 How to Add Flow Objects from the Component Palette

You can add BPMN flow objects from the Component Palette. To Add Flow Objects from the Component Palette: 1. Open the process where you want to add a flow object.

2. From the View menu, select Component Palette.

3. In the Component Palette, click the flow object you want to add. 4. In the Process editor, position the cursor at the point in the process where you want to add the flow object. 5. Click to add the flow object.

6. Edit the flow object properties as necessary, then click OK.

5.3.3 How to Edit Flow Object Properties

You can edit the properties for each flow object within your process. To Edit the Properties of a Flow Object: 1. Open the process containing the flow object you want to edit.

2. Right-click the flow object, then select Properties.

3. Edit the properties as necessary, then click OK.

5.4 Documenting Your Process

The documentation editor contains a toolbar and editor pane that enables you to enter the documentation for your process and for the flow objects within your process. Oracle BPM enables you to create two different types of documentation:

5.4.1 Introduction to the Documentation Editor

Figure 5–2 shows the documentation editor.