Add, copy, delete, change the color, align, and configure Exclusive Gateway elements in your Process model.
See Process Modeling Element Descriptions for a description of the Exclusive Gateway element.
Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to configure a Exclusive Gateway element in the Process model unless your user account has the Make this user a Super Admin setting selected:
Processes: Edit Processes
Processes: View Processes
See the Process permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.
Follow these steps to add an Exclusive Gateway element to the Process model:
View your Processes. The Processes page displays.
Drag the element into the Process model canvas where you want to place it. If a Pool element is in your Process model, the Exclusive Gateway element cannot be placed outside of the Pool element.
Do one of the following:
Click anywhere in the Process model. The Exclusive Gateway element selects by default.
After the element is placed into the Process model, you may adjust its location in the following ways:
Move the element by dragging it to a new location.
Select the element with other elements and/or connectors, and then move them collectively by dragging them to new locations in relation to one another.
Align and/or distribute the element in relation to other selected elements and/or connectors.
Moving an Exclusive Gateway element has the following limitations in regards to the following Process model elements:
Pool element: If the Exclusive Gateway element is inside of a Pool element, it cannot be moved outside of the Pool element. If you attempt to do so, Process Modeler places the Exclusive Gateway element inside the Pool element closest to where you attempt to move it.
Lane element: If the Exclusive Gateway element is inside of a Lane element, it can be moved to another Lane element in the same Pool element. However, the Exclusive Gateway element cannot be moved outside of the Pool element.
The Exclusive Gateway element and label are black-colored by default. After an Exclusive Gateway element is added to a Process model, its shape and label color can be changed. Element and connector colors may only be changed individually.
Follow these steps to change the color and label for an Exclusive Gateway element:
View your Processes. The Processes page displays.
Do one of the following to change the color:
Select a color swatch: Select one of the color swatches from the color palette. The Exclusive Gateway element and label change to that color.
After an Exclusive Gateway element is added to a Process model, you may replace it with a different Gateway type element:
Inclusive Gateway element
Parallel Gateway element
Event-Based Gateway element
The selected Exclusive Gateway element is replaced by the default settings and color of the replacing element.
Follow these steps to replace an Exclusive Gateway element with a different Gateway type element:
​View your Processes. The Processes page displays.
Select the Exclusive Gateway element to change to another element. Available options display above the selected element.
Click Confirm. The new element replaces the Exclusive Gateway element with its default settings and color.
Copying an Exclusive Gateway element copies the original along with its current settings, making it easier and faster to continue designing without adding default elements or connectors with their default settings.
The copied Exclusive Gateway element displays below the original. Any Sequence Flow and/or Message Flow elements incoming to or outgoing from the original are not copied.
Follow these steps to copy an Exclusive Gateway element in your Process model:
​View your Processes. The Processes page displays.
Deleting a Process model element also deletes any Sequence Flow and/or Message Flow elements incoming to or outgoing from that element. For example, if a Process model element is deleted that has both incoming and outgoing Sequence Flow elements, the Sequence Flow elements must be reconnected for the remaining elements/connectors.
Follow these steps to delete an Exclusive Gateway element from your Process model:
​View your Processes. The Processes page displays.
The Exclusive Gateway element has the following panels that contain settings:
Configuration panel
Documentation panel (available when the Documentation package is installed)
Advanced panel
An element name is a human-readable reference for a Process element. Process Modeler automatically assigns the name of a Process element with its element type. However, an element's name can be changed.
Follow these steps to edit the name for an Exclusive Gateway element:
Select the Exclusive Gateway element from the Process model in which to edit its name. Panels to configure this element display.
In the Name setting, edit the selected element's name and then press Enter.
If the Documentation package is installed, describe the element's purpose and how it functions in the Process. This description does not affect Requests for the Process, but may be useful for Process model maintenance such as how the element is configured. Edit information by using the What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) rich text editor.
A Process's entered documentation displays by selecting the View Documentation icon for that Process.
The Documentation package must be installed to view or edit the documentation for a Process element. Use the Documentation package to view documentation for Processes that includes an image of the Process map and entered description of its elements and connectors.
Follow these steps to edit the description for an element:
Select the element from the Process model in which to edit its description. Panels to configure this element display.
Follow these guidelines to use the WYSIWYG rich text editor to stylize your text:
Select the required text from the Rich Text control.
In the URL setting, enter the destination URL.
In the Text to display setting, edit or enter the text displayed in the Rich Text control.
In the Title setting, enter the text to display when a user hovers over the displayed text.
From Open link in… drop-down menu, select one of these options:
New window: Select this option to open the destination page in a new browser window.
Current window: Select this option to open the destination page in the current browser window.
In the Source setting, enter a URL for the image.
In the Alternative Description setting, enter the text to display if the source URL of the image is not accessible.
In the Width setting, enter the maximum width for the image.
In the Height setting, enter the maximum height for the image.
Click Save.
Format text: Follow these guidelines to format text:
Headings: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Headings and then select a heading size.
Bold: Do one of the following:
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Bold.
Italics: Do one of the following:
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Italic.
Underline: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Underline.
Strikethrough: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Strikethrough.
Superscript: From the Paragraph/ Formats menu, select Inline and then Superscript.
Subscript: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Subscript.
Code: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Code.
Paragraph: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Paragraph.
Blockquote: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Blockquote.
Division: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Div.
Preformatted: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Pre.
Select one of the color swatches from the color palette. The selected text changes to that color.
Align text: Follow these guidelines to align text:
Left align: Do one of the following:
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Left.
Center align: Do one of the following:
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Center.
Right align: Do one of the following:
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Right.
Justify: Do one of the following:
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Justify.
Process Modeler automatically assigns a unique value to each Process node added to a Process model. However, a node's identifier value can be changed if it is unique to all other nodes in the Process model, including the Process model's identifier value.
All identifier values for all nodes in the Process model must be unique.
Follow these steps to edit the identifier value for an Exclusive Gateway element:
Select the Exclusive Gateway element from the Process model in which to edit its identifier value. Panels to configure this element display.
In the Node Identifier setting, edit the Exclusive Gateway element's identifier to a unique value from all nodes in the Process model and then press Enter.
Create a new Process or click the Open Modeler iconto edit the selected Process model. Process Modeler displays.
Locate the Gateway element in the Elements and Connectors palette that is to the left of the Process Modeler canvas. If the Hide Menus buttonis enabled, the Elements and Connectors palette displays the Gateway element's icon.
From the Elements drop-down menu, select the Exclusive Gateway option.
Click the Open Modeler iconto edit the selected Process model. Process Modeler displays.
Select the Exclusive Gateway element to change its color. Available options display above the selected element.
Click the Open Color Palette icon. The color palette displays.
Specify a custom color: Click theicon to display the color selector, and then select a color, enter the Hex color code, or enter the red, green, blue, and alpha color values for the custom color. The Exclusive Gateway element and label change to that color.
Reset to the default color: Click theicon to reset the Exclusive Gateway element and label to its default color.
Click the Open Modeler iconto edit the selected Process model. Process Modeler displays.
Click the Elements icon. The Elements drop-down menu displays the Gateway type elements.
Select the element to replace the Exclusive Gateway element. The Change Type screen displays to confirm replacing the currently selected element.
Click the Open Modeler iconto edit the selected Process model. Process Modeler displays.
Select the Exclusive Gateway element to copy. Available options display above the selected element.
Click the Copy Element icon. The Process model element copies.
Click the Open Modeler iconto edit the selected Process model. Process Modeler displays.
Select the Exclusive Gateway element to delete. Available options display above the selected element.
Click the Delete icon. The Process model element deletes.
Expand the Configuration panel if it is not presently expanded. The Name setting displays. This is a required setting.
Expand the Documentation panel if it is not presently expanded. The Description setting displays.
In the Description setting, edit the information to display when viewing documentation for this element and then press Enter. Alternatively, use the What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) rich text editor to stylize your text by clicking the More icon.
Undo changes: Click on theicon to undo the last action.
Redo changes: Click on theicon to redo the last undone action.
Insert/Edit Link: Click on theicon to convert the selected text into a hyperlink. Follow these steps to create a hyperlink:
Click on theicon. The Insert/Edit Link screen displays.
Insert/Edit Image: Click on the Insert/Edit Image iconto insert an image. Follow these guidelines:
Click on the Insert/Edit Image icon.
The Insert/Edit Image screen displays:
Toggle the Constrain Proportions iconto maintain the width-height ratio of the image to its original proportion.
Insert Page Break for PDF: Click on the Insert Page Break for PDF iconto insert a page break when a PDF document is created for this documentation if your browser supports this feature.
From the editor toolbar, select theicon.
From the editor toolbar, select theicon.
Change text color: Use the Text Color drop-down to change text color. Click on theicon. The color palette displays. Do one of the following:
Click theicon to select a custom color from the Color Picker.
Click theicon to reset the text to its default color.
From the editor toolbar, use theicon to left-align text.
From the editor toolbar, use theicon to center-align text.
From the editor toolbar, use theicon to right-align text.
From the editor toolbar, use theicon to justify text.
Insert a bullet list: Use theicon to format text as a bulleted list.
Insert a numbered list: Use theicon to format text as a numbered list.
Indent text: Click on theicon to increase text indenting.
Outdent text: Click on theicon to decrease text indenting.
Expand the Advanced panel if it is not presently expanded. The Node Identifier setting displays. This is a required setting.