Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols.
Click the object symbol you want to place in the model window.
Move the mouse pointer to the model window. The frame of the object is displayed. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Click the position in the model window where you want to insert the object symbol. The name of the object symbol is selected for overwriting by default.
If necessary, overwrite the previous name with the name of your choice and press Enter.
The object symbol has been inserted in the model window.
Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols.
In the Select and insert symbol box enter a few characters of the object symbol name. All object symbols whose names contain these characters are listed, regardless of whether they are hidden or shown in the Symbols bar. The list is continuously updated while you are entering your input.
In the list, click the object symbol you want to place.
Move the mouse pointer to the model window. The frame of the object is displayed. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Click the position in the model window where you want to insert the object symbol. The name of the object symbol is selected for overwriting by default.
If necessary, overwrite the previous name with the name of your choice and press Enter.
The object symbol has been inserted in the model window.
An object symbol has already been placed in the model window.
Procedure
Click the placed object symbol. The mini toolbar is shown.
In the mini toolbar, click the symbol you want to place in the model window.
The Select connection box and the outline of the object is displayed. The currently used connection is marked with a preceding bar.
Click on another connection or close the Select connection box with Close.
Move the mouse pointer to the position to where you want to insert the object. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Click the position in the model window where you want to insert the object symbol. The name of the object symbol is selected for overwriting by default.
If necessary, overwrite the previous name with the name of your choice and press Enter.
The object symbol is placed in the model window and linked to the previously selected object symbol using the selected connection.
Create a new occurrence for an existing object. This enables you, for example, to insert the same organizational unit at all positions in a process where it actually participates in the process.
Prerequisite
An object symbol has already been placed in the model window.
Procedure
Click the placed object symbol and then Copy.
Click Paste. Alternatively, press Ctrl + V. A frame for the occurrence copy is displayed in the model window.
Drag the frame to the required position. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Click the position in the model window where you want to insert the object symbol.
The object symbol is placed in the model window. It represents the object whose object symbol you copied as an occurrence copy. This means, for example, that the name of both object symbols is changed, that is, the name of the copied object symbol and the name of the object symbol copy, if you change it for ONE of the two.
Use an existing object as the basis for a new object. Thus, you only need to change the attributes by which the new object differs from the source object.
Prerequisite
An object symbol has already been placed in the model window.
Procedure
Click the placed object symbol and then Copy.
Click down arrow > Definition copy next to Paste. Alternatively, press Ctrl + Shift + V. A frame for the definition copy is displayed in the model window.
Drag the frame to the required position. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Click the position in the model window where you want to insert the object symbol.
The object symbol is placed in the model window. As a definition copy it represents a new object using the attributes of the object whose object symbol you have copied. The new object is autonomous even though it has the same attributes as the source object. This means, for example, that the name of the copied object does not change if you change the name of the source object.