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Developing BPM Applications with Developer Studio
Designing a process template diagram : Creating a process template diagram : Changing shapes
 

Changing shapes

BPM Designer allows you to change the shapes after adding them to your Content pane. That means you need not delete an inappropriate shape and drag the correct shape to the Content pane. Table 23 lists the valid shapes that you can change to for each process template element.
Table 23. Changing Shapes
Shape
Change to (in the case of a Business Process)
Change to (in the case of a Web application)
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.
2. BPM Designer displays the list of valid shapes that you can change to. Click the shape that you want to change to from the options provided, to view the altered shape element in the Content pane.