The BPM environment includes a set of parameters and configuration options that define various aspects of the model content and behavior. You can set these parameters:
At model creation
After creating a model with default options and parameters
When creating a model template
Specifying the BPM Language
A process language contains specifications for a particular language. It provides PowerDesigner with the syntax and guidelines for implementing stereotypes, scripts and constants for a process language. The availability of some objects depends on the language you choose. For example orchestration languages do not support data objects.
Setting BPM Model Options
This section explains how to set global option for the objects in your BPM.
Setting BPM Display Preferences
PowerDesigner display preferences allow you to customize the format of object symbols, and the information that is displayed on them.
Working with BPM Extended Model Definitions
Extended model definitions (.XEM files) provide means for customizing and extending PowerDesigner metaclasses, parameters and generation. Extended model definitions are typed like models in PowerDesigner. You create an extended model definition for a specific type of model and you cannot share these files between heterogeneous models.
Working with BPM Extended Dependencies
Extended dependencies are links between BPM objects. These links help to make object relationships clearer but are not interpreted and checked by PowerDesigner as they are meant to be used for documentation purposes only.