Process property sheet Implementation tab

In the Implementation tab, you can define how the process is implemented.

Only logical implementations are provided for an analysis BPM.

Implementation processes semantically behave as shortcuts, however you can redefine some properties such as name, code, timeout or duration.

For more information about implementation processes, see section Process properties.

Depending on your choice of implementation, the properties contained in the Implementation tab change accordingly. However the following properties always display:

Property	Description
Type	Specifies the type of implementation. You can choose between: None. No implementation type is defined, or the process has no implementation other than that defined in the Action box. Loop. A simple loop declaration. This setting decomposes the process and the sub-graph details the actions to perform inside the loop. If you change a decomposed loop process to atomic, the Implementation Type is automatically reset to None. You must provide the following information to define a loop: Loop Expression: Specifies the loop condition. Loop Type: Specifies the kind of loops. You can click the list to select a predefined loop type. Editor: Edits the selected implementation type within a text editor. The following mark is displayed on the bottom center of the process symbol to identify a loop implementation: Reuse process. Implements processes by other processes. Used to share the details of an existing process and overload other properties like name, code, timeout or duration. The process selected in the Implemented By box is considered as a call for the implementation process. The implemented process behaves semantically as a shortcut, and is equivalent to using a shortcut in the graph of activities. You must provide the following information to define a reused process: Implemented by: Name of the implementation process. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object. Editor: Edits the selected implementation type within an XML colored syntax editor. The following mark is displayed on the bottom center of the process symbol to identify a reuse process implementation:
Action type	Specifies the way the action should be executed. It can be a manual, automated or a user-defined type. This box is unavailable when you select Loop in the Type box

Property

Description

Type

Specifies the type of implementation. You can choose between:

None. No implementation type is defined, or the process has no implementation other than that defined in the Action box.
Loop. A simple loop declaration. This setting decomposes the process and the sub-graph details the actions to perform inside the loop. If you change a decomposed loop process to atomic, the Implementation Type is automatically reset to None. You must provide the following information to define a loop:
- Loop Expression: Specifies the loop condition.
- Loop Type: Specifies the kind of loops. You can click the list to select a predefined loop type.
- Editor: Edits the selected implementation type within a text editor.

The following mark is displayed on the bottom center of the process symbol to identify a loop implementation:

Reuse process. Implements processes by other processes. Used to share the details of an existing process and overload other properties like name, code, timeout or duration. The process selected in the Implemented By box is considered as a call for the implementation process. The implemented process behaves semantically as a shortcut, and is equivalent to using a shortcut in the graph of activities. You must provide the following information to define a reused process:
- Implemented by: Name of the implementation process. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object.
- Editor: Edits the selected implementation type within an XML colored syntax editor.

The following mark is displayed on the bottom center of the process symbol to identify a reuse process implementation:

Action type

Specifies the way the action should be executed. It can be a manual, automated or a user-defined type. This box is unavailable when you select Loop in the Type box

Opening the Implementation tab
You can open the Implementation tab by right-clicking the process symbol in the diagram, and selecting Implementation.