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Designing a process template diagram : Creating a process template diagram : Changing shapes
 

Changing shapes

Business Process Modeler allows you to change the shapes after adding them to your Content pane. This eliminates the need to delete an inappropriate shape and drag the correct shape to the Content pane. Table 13 lists the valid shapes that you can change to for each process template element.
Table 13. Changing shapes
Shape
Change to (in BPM projects)
Change to (in Web applications)
Start
All other shapes, except End.
All other shapes, except End.
Activity
All other shapes, except Start and End.
All other shapes, except Start and End.
Decision
Activity, AND Gateway, Message.
Only Activity.
XOR Join
All other shapes, except Start and End.
Not Applicable.
OR Join
All other shapes, except Start and End.
All other shapes, except Start and End.
AND Gateway
All other shapes, except Start and End.
Not Applicable.
Message
All other shapes, except Start and End.
Not Applicable.
End
All other shapes, except Start.
All other shapes, except Start.
To change a shape:
1. Right-click the shape that you want to change, and then point to the Change To option.
Business Process Modeler displays the list of valid shapes that you can change to.
2. Click the shape that you want to change to from the options provided. The shape is changed and the altered shape element is displayed in the Content pane.