Chapter 7 Working with Business Process Models
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.
You can complement these links by applying stereotypes. Stereotypes are used to define the semantics of extended dependencies between objects in the BPM.
You can type stereotypes directly in the Stereotype box of the object property sheet or select a value from the list if you have previously defined stereotypes in an embedded or imported extended model definition (.XEM).
You could create an extended dependency between a process and a file to attach a .RTF file to a process. It will describe the process in a .RTF format instead of using the Annotation tabbed page in the Notes page. In this case, you can use a <<documentation>> stereotype in the Extended Dependencies page of the process property sheet.
For more information about extended dependencies, see "Using extended dependencies" in the Objets chapter of the Core Features Guide .
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