Abstract task

An Activity (does not contain any implementation)

Service task (using CentraSite)

An Activity with a TaskApplication

An <Application> construct is created for each Web Service referenced by the Service Task. The "Id" attribute of the <TaskApplication> matches the "Id" of the <Application>

Service task (NOT using CentraSite)

An Activity with a <TaskService> construct

Business rule task

An Activity with a TaskBusinessRule implementation

User task

An Activity whose implementation is a TaskUser + Performer

Manual task

An Activity with a TaskManual implementation

Send task

An Activity whose implementation is a TaskSend

Receive task

An Activity with a TaskReceive implementation

Call activity calling either a BPMN Callable Process or a webMethods Referenced Process

Results in multiple WorkflowProcess elements in XPDL, one for the parent process, and one for either the BPMN Callable Process or the webMethods Referenced Process. The parent process has an Activity whose implementation is a subflow. The ID attribute of the subflow matches the ID of the call activity.

The referenced process is exported as a WorkflowProcess whose ID matches the subflow ID.

Subprocess

There are two parts to subprocess mapping.

1. The subprocess itself is represented as BlockActivity element:

2. The contents of the subprocess (steps, etc. within the subprocess) are represented as an ActivitySet:

Subprocess loop marker on a subprocess or a call activity

A marker that shows that the subprocess or call activity should be looped. Looping behavior is based on a Boolean condition. The subprocess or call activity will loop as long as the Boolean condition is true. The condition is evaluated for every loop iteration, and may also be evaluated at the beginning or at the end of the iteration. Another option is to specify a numeric cap, the value of which the number of iterations may not exceed.

Standard loop marker on a task

Regular (standard) loop on a task

Parallel multiple instance (MI) marker

Loop with a Parallel attribute

not supported in Designer 9.0

Sequential multiple instance (MI) marker

Loop with a Sequential attribute

not supported in Designer 9.0

Compensation marker

isCompensating attribute

Event subprocess

not supported in Designer 8.2

Error handler

Timeout handler

Cancel handler

Sequence flow

A Transition. The "From" attribute refers to the ID of the source. The "To" Attribute refers to the ID of the target.

Default flow

A Transition (same as sequence flow above). The "From" attribute refers to the ID of the source. The "To" Attribute refers to the ID of the target.

Conditional flow

A Transition with a Condition Construct

None start event

An Activity with a StartEvent whose trigger is "None"

Throwing none intermediate event

An Activity that throws an Intermediate Event. The event is IntermediateEvent whose trigger attribute is "None" (a None event)

None end event

An Activity with an EndEvent whose Result attribute value is "None"

Message start event

An Activity with a StartEvent whose trigger is a message

Message end event

An Activity with an EndEvent whose result is a message

Throwing message intermediate event

An Activity with an IntermediateEvent triggered by a Message. The CatchThrow atribute has a value of "THROW" indicating that the message is thrown.

Catching message intermediate event

An Activity with an IntermediateEvent triggered by a Message. The CatchThrow atribute has a value of "CATCH" indicating that the message is caught by the Activity.

Interrupting boundary message intermediate event

An IntermediateEvent attached to an Activity, indicated by the "Target" attribute of the <IntermediateEvent>. The event interrupts the flow of the process, so the "Interrupting" attribute has a value of "true". The Activity to which the <Intermediate Event> is attached is indicated by its"Target" attribute.

Non-interrupting boundary message intermediate event

An IntermediateEvent attached to an Activity, indicated by the "Target" attribute of the <IntermediateEvent>. The IntermediateEvent is triggered by a message whose"Interrupting" attribute has a value of "false".

Boundary interrupting timer intermediate event

An Activity with an IntermediateEvent. The "Target" attribute of the IntermediateEvent is the ID of the parent Activity associated with the Timer. The "Interrupting" attribute is "true".

Non-interrupting boundary timer intermediate event

An Activity with an IntermediateEvent. The "Target" attribute of the IntermediateEvent is the ID of the parent Activity associated with the Timer. The "Interrupting" attribute is "false".

Escalation intermediate event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Escalation end event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Conditional start event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Conditional intermediate event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Conditional end event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Interrupting boundary error intermediate event

Activity with an IntermediateEvent whose trigger is an error. The value of the "Target" attribute for the IntermediateEvent matches the associated activity.

Error end event

Activity with an EndEvent whose result is an error.

Interrupting boundary cancel intermediate event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Cancel end event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Interrupting boundary compensation intermediate event

not supported in Designer 9.0

Compensation end event

not supported in Designer 8.2

Signal start event

An Activity with a StartEvent whose trigger is a Signal, as indicated by the value of the "Trigger" attribute.

Catching signal intermediate event

An Activity, with an Intermediate event, that catches a signal . The "CatchThrow” attribute has a value of "CATCH" and the value of the Trigger attribute is "Signal")

Throwing signal intermediate event

An Activity, with an Intermediate event, that throws a signal . The "CatchThrow” attribute has a value of "THROW" and the value of the Trigger attribute is "Signal")

Interrupting boundary signal intermediate event

An Activity with an IntermediateEvent whose trigger is a signal. The value of the "Target" attribute for the IntermediateEvent matches the associated activity (the step on which the event is placed).

Non-interrupting boundary signal intermediate event

An Activity with an IntermediateEvent whose trigger is a signal. The value of the "Target" attribute for the IntermediateEvent matches the associated activity (the step on which the event is placed).

Signal end event

An Activity with an EndEvent resulting in a Signal (as indicated by the Result attribute).

Terminate end event

An Activity with an EndEvent whose result attribute is "Terminate"

Exclusive gateway

An Activity with a Route construct whose GatewayType is "Exclusive"

Inclusive gateway

An Activity with a Route construct whose GatewayType is "Inclusive"

Parallel gateway

An Activity with a Route construct whose GatewayType is "Parallel"

Complex gateway

An Activity with a Route construct whose GatewayType is "Complex"

Event-based exclusive gateway

not supported in Designer 9.0

Parallel event-based gateway

not supported in Designer 9.0

Message line

An Association whose "Target" and "Source" attributes specify IDs of the source and target

Annotation

An Artifact of type "Annotation". The value of the TextAnnotation attribute is the annotation text specified.

Group

not supported in Designer 9.0

Pool

A Pool is mapped to a Pool as well a WorkflowProcess (if you select that option in the import wizard)

Swimlane

A Lane construct within a Pool

Data Input

not supported in Designer 9.0

Data Output

not supported in Designer 9.0

Data Collection Object

not supported in Designer 9.0

Data Store

not supported in Designer 9.0

Data Message

not supported in Designer 9.0

SimulationInformation

Attribute of an XPDL Activity which maps to a resource assigned to a process step in a Designer process simulation (.simulation file). Properties and values in the XPDL correspond to resource information in the process. In the Designer process simulation, SimulationInformation maps to a simulation resource for a process step with the naming convention <activity name>_Activity Resource. Simulation step scenarios are created for Designer activity steps (tasks and call activities). SimulationInformation is mapped for these step types only. SimulationInformation properties include:

AND

PARALLEL

COMPLEX

COMPLEX

OR

OR

Unsynchronized OR

XOR