BPMN Activity Elements

The BPMN Activity drawer contains elements, that can be used to design a process at a high level, where details of the technical implementation are hidden inside the element itself. Thus BPMN Activities behave similar to a Embedded Sub, but their purpose is different.

Available BPMN Activity Elements

Generic

An unspecific activity.

User

Indicates an activity that implies execution by the user.

Manual

Indicates an activity that implies execution without assistance of IT means.

Script

Indicates an activity that implies execution inside the process engine itself.

Receive

Indicates an activity that implies reception of a message.

Rule

Indicates an activity where a business rule is evaluated.

Send

Indicates an activity that implies sending of a message.

Service

Indicates an activity that implies calling an automated function.