Event properties

Chapter 4 Building Business Process Diagrams

Event properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open an event property sheet, double-click its name in the List of Events or its Browser entry in the Events 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.
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. An event has the following predefined stereotypes: Fault – specifies the occurrence of an error in the normal execution of the process. Timer – specifies a time event and needs to specify a duration (for example, 1 hour) or a deadline (for example, each Sunday). You can specify a timer value in the Expression box. Compensation – specifies the invocation of a process compensation that allows you to cancel the actions performed by an already terminated process.

Predefined events

Whether it is used in association with flows or processes, the event type symbol displays on the flow or on the process as follows:

Event type	Symbol on flow	Symbol on process
Timer
Fault
Compensation

When used in association with a process with a Generate event implementation type, a Timer event implements a Wait activity, a Fault event implements a Throw activity, and a Compensation event implements a Compensate activity (see Process property sheet Implementation tab).