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

image0 An unspecific activity.

User

image1 Indicates an activity that implies execution by the user.

Manual

image2 Indicates an activity that implies execution without assistance of IT means.

Script

image3 Indicates an activity that implies execution inside the process engine itself.

Receive

image4 Indicates an activity that implies reception of a message.

Rule

image5 Indicates an activity where a business rule is evaluated.

Send

image6 Indicates an activity that implies sending of a message.

Service

image7 Indicates an activity that implies calling an automated function.