Flow properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a flow property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Flows folder.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name	Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.
Code	Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts.
Comment	Specifies a descriptive comment for the object.
Source	Specifies the object that the flow leads from. 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. You can also open the property sheet of the source object by clicking the Source button located at the top part of the current object property sheet.
Destination	Specifies the object that the flow leads to. 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. You can also open the property sheet of the destination object by clicking the Destination button located at the top part of the current object property sheet.
Stereotype	Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs. You can type stereotypes directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in your model's resource file or in an extended model definition.
Transport	Specifies the way data is conveyed by the flow. This property is used for documentation purposes. You can create your own type of transport in the list, or choose one of the following values: Fax delivery Mail Telephone
Flow type	Specifies the type of the flow. You can create your own type of flow in the list, or choose one of the following values: Success - defines a successful flow Timeout - defines the occurrence of a timeout limit Technical error Business error Compensation - defines a compensation flow The flow type is unavailable if you associate an event with the flow (see Events (BPM) and Flow property sheet Condition tab).
Message format	[Not available for orchestration languages]. Specifies the format of the data exchanged between processes. You can choose from one of the following values: None – defines a simple flow with no exchange of data Undefined (default value) – defines a flow whose message format is not yet defined. Click the Create tool to the right of the Message Format list to create a message format for your flow (see Message Formats (BPM))

Property

Description

Name

Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.

Code

Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts.

Comment

Specifies a descriptive comment for the object.

Source

Specifies the object that the flow leads from. 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. You can also open the property sheet of the source object by clicking the Source button located at the top part of the current object property sheet.

Destination

Specifies the object that the flow leads to. 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. You can also open the property sheet of the destination object by clicking the Destination button located at the top part of the current object property sheet.

Stereotype

Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs. You can type stereotypes directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in your model's resource file or in an extended model definition.

Transport

Specifies the way data is conveyed by the flow. This property is used for documentation purposes. You can create your own type of transport in the list, or choose one of the following values:

Fax delivery
Mail
Telephone

Flow type

Specifies the type of the flow. You can create your own type of flow in the list, or choose one of the following values:

Success - defines a successful flow
Timeout - defines the occurrence of a timeout limit
Technical error
Business error
Compensation - defines a compensation flow

The flow type is unavailable if you associate an event with the flow (see Events (BPM) and Flow property sheet Condition tab).

Message format

[Not available for orchestration languages].
Specifies the format of the data exchanged between processes. You can choose from one of the following values:

None – defines a simple flow with no exchange of data
Undefined (default value) – defines a flow whose message format is not yet defined. Click the Create tool to the right of the Message Format list to create a message format for your flow (see Message Formats (BPM))

Viewing process flows
You can view input and output flows of a process from its property sheet by clicking the Input Flows and Output Flows sub-tabs of the Dependencies tab.