Create object

You can add objects to a model. In the modeling table, a new object is always inserted below the selected object. You can use the table to insert lanes into the model.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. Click Hide/Show modeling table Modeling table if the modeling table is not displayed.

  3. In the modeling table, click the cell where you want to create an object.

  4. Press Ins. Alternatively, click Add Add new object.

    Five default symbols that are allowed here are shown. To choose a different symbol, enter at least three characters of the symbols name. Symbols and objects that match with the entered text are displayed.

  5. Select a symbol from the list and enter a name.

  6. Start typing the name of the object to be created.

  7. Press Enter.

    The first object you add to a BPMN diagram is automatically placed within a pool.

    Click Undo Undo or press CTRL + Z if you do not want the object to be added to a pool. The object is then placed directly in the diagram.

The object is inserted and the model items are rearranged in the model. The color of the object type is displayed before of the name.