Collapse a call activity in an Enterprise BPMN collaboration process

In diagrams of the Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram type, you can assign multiple models to a Call activity object. The objects of the assigned processes cannot be depicted if multiple enterprise BPMN collaboration diagrams are assigned. The Lock lock symbol is displayed instead.

You can collapse a call activity.

Procedure

  1. Open an Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram containing an object of the Call activity type or model one.

    You can open models in different ways.

    Prerequisite

    • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

    Procedure

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

    5. Click the name of the relevant model.

    6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

    7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

    3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

    4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

    You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

    Prerequisite

    You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    Procedure

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    3. Navigate to the relevant model.

    4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

    5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

    6. Make the required changes.

    7. Click Save Save.

    Your changes are saved in the model.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click the Find Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

    3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

    The model opens on a separate tab.

  2. Click this object.

  3. Activate the BPMN tab bar.

  4. Click Activity Activity > Collapse subprocess Collapse.

  5. If the call activity contains objects that are not assigned to any diagram, the Assignment wizard opens. Select an existing model or create a new model. The objects are assigned in a separate diagram of Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram type.

The symbol is changed accordingly. A diagram that has the same name as the call activity and represents the actual Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram is assigned to this call activity. You can edit this assigned diagram.

Tip

You can collapse an object of the Call activity type by clicking the symbol Collapse subprocess Collapse.

Call activity expanded