Align and Distribute Process Model Elements, Connectors, and/or PM Blocks
Align and distribute multiple Process model objects and/or PM Blocks to beautify your design and improve legibility.
Overview
Process model objects are collectively BPMN elements and connectors.
Align and/or distribute multiple Process model objects and/or PM Blocks placed in your Process model, collective referred to as Process model objects, for greater legibility.
The following restrictions apply to aligning or distributing Process model items:
Two (2) or more items must be selected to align those items.
Three (3) or more items must be selected to distribute those items.
Boundary-type elements associated with any selected item are not affected: they remain with their respective item.
Sequence Flow elements and Message Flow elements adjust their placement and contours automatically to maintain connections between their respective items.
Association elements cannot be aligned or redistributed. Association elements adjust automatically between their Text Annotation elements and the element/connector they reference when their Text Annotation elements' placement change.
Lane elements cannot be aligned nor redistributed from their default positions.
If a Pool element is among the selections, items in that Pool element cannot be redistributed. However, the Pool element(s) can be redistributed.
Icons to align and distribute multiple selected Process model objects display above the selected items when the Align button is selected.
Align Process Model Objects and/or PM Blocks
Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to align items 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 align Process model objects and/or PM Blocks:
Select at least two (2) Process model objects and/or PM Blocks to align. Note that Lane elements cannot be aligned from their default alignments in their Pool element.
Select from the following alignment options:
Optionally, distribute the selected Process model objects and/or PM Blocks. Note that at least three (3) items must be selected to distribute them.
Distribute Process Model Objects and/or PM Blocks
Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to distribute items 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 distribute Process model objects and/or PM Blocks:
Select at least three (3) Process model objects and/or PM Blocks to distribute. Note that Lane elements cannot be distributed from their default positions in their Pool element.
Select from the following alignment options:
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