====== Attach a sequence flow to any side of the activity box ======

{{tag>sequence_flow legacy visual_style}}

Feel free to attach control flow to the most convinient side of the activity box to make a diagram compact and visually attractive.
===== ✔ How to =====

<bpmnio type="bpmn">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<definitions xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:omgdi="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" xmlns:omgdc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" id="sid-38422fae-e03e-43a3-bef4-bd33b32041b2" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/bpmn" exporter="http://bpmn.io" exporterVersion="0.10.1">
  <collaboration id="Collaboration_1mpgug7">
    <participant id="Participant_0ylkagi" name="Order to cash" processRef="Process_0lm4nfr" />
  </collaboration>
  <process id="Process_0lm4nfr">
    <laneSet id="LaneSet_132k3fs">
      <lane id="Lane_0hxui7r" name="Sales">
        <flowNodeRef>Event_1crgxel</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Activity_0sv1k3c</flowNodeRef>
      </lane>
      <lane id="Lane_1ng0hv1" name="Finance">
        <flowNodeRef>Activity_1fjt1s5</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Gateway_07uo8at</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Event_1wd7su6</flowNodeRef>
      </lane>
      <lane id="Lane_12mipy3" name="Operations">
        <flowNodeRef>Activity_1y7ff04</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Event_1jhp9rg</flowNodeRef>
      </lane>
    </laneSet>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0dlyykn" sourceRef="Event_1crgxel" targetRef="Activity_0sv1k3c" />
    <startEvent id="Event_1crgxel" name="Sales order obtained">
      <outgoing>Flow_0dlyykn</outgoing>
    </startEvent>
    <task id="Activity_0sv1k3c" name="Agree product specification">
      <incoming>Flow_0dlyykn</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_1fc3ykn</outgoing>
    </task>
    <task id="Activity_1fjt1s5" name="Obtain payment">
      <incoming>Flow_1fc3ykn</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0zs6o8h</outgoing>
    </task>
    <exclusiveGateway id="Gateway_07uo8at" name="OK?">
      <incoming>Flow_0zs6o8h</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0s73106</outgoing>
      <outgoing>Flow_1s6kjk3</outgoing>
    </exclusiveGateway>
    <endEvent id="Event_1wd7su6" name="Not paid">
      <incoming>Flow_0s73106</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <task id="Activity_1y7ff04" name="Deliver">
      <incoming>Flow_1s6kjk3</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_1ydpwba</outgoing>
    </task>
    <endEvent id="Event_1jhp9rg" name="OK">
      <incoming>Flow_1ydpwba</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1fc3ykn" sourceRef="Activity_0sv1k3c" targetRef="Activity_1fjt1s5" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0zs6o8h" sourceRef="Activity_1fjt1s5" targetRef="Gateway_07uo8at" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0s73106" name="no" sourceRef="Gateway_07uo8at" targetRef="Event_1wd7su6" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1s6kjk3" name="yes" sourceRef="Gateway_07uo8at" targetRef="Activity_1y7ff04" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1ydpwba" sourceRef="Activity_1y7ff04" targetRef="Event_1jhp9rg" />
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Collaboration_1mpgug7">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Participant_0ylkagi_di" bpmnElement="Participant_0ylkagi" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="270" y="60" width="470" height="360" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_12mipy3_di" bpmnElement="Lane_12mipy3" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="300" y="300" width="440" height="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_1ng0hv1_di" bpmnElement="Lane_1ng0hv1" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="300" y="180" width="440" height="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_0hxui7r_di" bpmnElement="Lane_0hxui7r" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="300" y="60" width="440" height="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1crgxel_di" bpmnElement="Event_1crgxel">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="352" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="341" y="145" width="58" height="27" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0sv1k3c_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0sv1k3c">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="430" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1fjt1s5_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1fjt1s5">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="430" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Gateway_07uo8at_di" bpmnElement="Gateway_07uo8at" isMarkerVisible="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="575" y="215" width="50" height="50" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="588" y="193" width="23" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1wd7su6_di" bpmnElement="Event_1wd7su6">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="682" y="222" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="680" y="265" width="41" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1y7ff04_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1y7ff04">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="550" y="320" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1jhp9rg_di" bpmnElement="Event_1jhp9rg">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="682" y="342" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="692" y="385" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0dlyykn_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0dlyykn">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="388" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="430" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1fc3ykn_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1fc3ykn">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="480" y="160" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="480" y="200" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0zs6o8h_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0zs6o8h">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="530" y="240" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="575" y="240" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0s73106_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0s73106">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="625" y="240" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="682" y="240" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="647" y="222" width="13" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1s6kjk3_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1s6kjk3">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="600" y="265" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="600" y="320" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="607" y="283" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1ydpwba_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1ydpwba">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="650" y="360" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="682" y="360" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>
</bpmnio>
===== ✘ How NOT to =====

<bpmnio type="bpmn">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<definitions xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:omgdi="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" xmlns:omgdc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" id="sid-38422fae-e03e-43a3-bef4-bd33b32041b2" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/bpmn" exporter="http://bpmn.io" exporterVersion="0.10.1">
  <collaboration id="Collaboration_1mpgug7">
    <participant id="Participant_0ylkagi" name="Order to cash" processRef="Process_0lm4nfr" />
  </collaboration>
  <process id="Process_0lm4nfr">
    <laneSet id="LaneSet_132k3fs">
      <lane id="Lane_0hxui7r" name="Sales">
        <flowNodeRef>Event_1crgxel</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Activity_0sv1k3c</flowNodeRef>
      </lane>
      <lane id="Lane_1ng0hv1" name="Finance">
        <flowNodeRef>Activity_1fjt1s5</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Gateway_07uo8at</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Event_1wd7su6</flowNodeRef>
      </lane>
      <lane id="Lane_12mipy3" name="Operations">
        <flowNodeRef>Activity_1y7ff04</flowNodeRef>
        <flowNodeRef>Event_1jhp9rg</flowNodeRef>
      </lane>
    </laneSet>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0dlyykn" sourceRef="Event_1crgxel" targetRef="Activity_0sv1k3c" />
    <startEvent id="Event_1crgxel" name="Sales order obtained">
      <outgoing>Flow_0dlyykn</outgoing>
    </startEvent>
    <task id="Activity_0sv1k3c" name="Agree product specification">
      <incoming>Flow_0dlyykn</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_1fc3ykn</outgoing>
    </task>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1fc3ykn" sourceRef="Activity_0sv1k3c" targetRef="Activity_1fjt1s5" />
    <task id="Activity_1fjt1s5" name="Obtain payment">
      <incoming>Flow_1fc3ykn</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0zs6o8h</outgoing>
    </task>
    <exclusiveGateway id="Gateway_07uo8at" name="OK?">
      <incoming>Flow_0zs6o8h</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0s73106</outgoing>
      <outgoing>Flow_1s6kjk3</outgoing>
    </exclusiveGateway>
    <endEvent id="Event_1wd7su6" name="Not paid">
      <incoming>Flow_0s73106</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <task id="Activity_1y7ff04" name="Deliver">
      <incoming>Flow_1s6kjk3</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_1ydpwba</outgoing>
    </task>
    <endEvent id="Event_1jhp9rg" name="OK">
      <incoming>Flow_1ydpwba</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0zs6o8h" sourceRef="Activity_1fjt1s5" targetRef="Gateway_07uo8at" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0s73106" name="no" sourceRef="Gateway_07uo8at" targetRef="Event_1wd7su6" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1s6kjk3" name="yes" sourceRef="Gateway_07uo8at" targetRef="Activity_1y7ff04" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1ydpwba" sourceRef="Activity_1y7ff04" targetRef="Event_1jhp9rg" />
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Collaboration_1mpgug7">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Participant_0ylkagi_di" bpmnElement="Participant_0ylkagi" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="270" y="60" width="740" height="360" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_12mipy3_di" bpmnElement="Lane_12mipy3" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="300" y="300" width="710" height="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_1ng0hv1_di" bpmnElement="Lane_1ng0hv1" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="300" y="180" width="710" height="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_0hxui7r_di" bpmnElement="Lane_0hxui7r" isHorizontal="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="300" y="60" width="710" height="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1crgxel_di" bpmnElement="Event_1crgxel">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="352" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="341" y="145" width="58" height="27" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0sv1k3c_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0sv1k3c">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="430" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1fjt1s5_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1fjt1s5">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="600" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Gateway_07uo8at_di" bpmnElement="Gateway_07uo8at" isMarkerVisible="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="745" y="215" width="50" height="50" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="758" y="193" width="23" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1wd7su6_di" bpmnElement="Event_1wd7su6">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="852" y="222" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="850" y="265" width="41" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1y7ff04_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1y7ff04">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="820" y="320" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1jhp9rg_di" bpmnElement="Event_1jhp9rg">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="952" y="342" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="962" y="385" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0dlyykn_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0dlyykn">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="388" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="430" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1fc3ykn_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1fc3ykn">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="530" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="560" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="560" y="240" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="600" y="240" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0zs6o8h_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0zs6o8h">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="700" y="240" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="745" y="240" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0s73106_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0s73106">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="795" y="240" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="852" y="240" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="817" y="222" width="13" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1s6kjk3_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1s6kjk3">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="770" y="265" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="770" y="360" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="820" y="360" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="784" y="338" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1ydpwba_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1ydpwba">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="920" y="360" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="952" y="360" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>
</bpmnio>
===== Notes =====

  * IDEF0 prescribes the control flows to get out from right side of the source box and get into the left side of the destination so analysts with a heavy IDEF0 background tend to follow this rule when switching to BPMN. However there is no such limitation in BPMN.
===== See also =====

  * [[en:rule:time_flows_left_to_right]]
  * [[en:rule:v_shaped_flow]]
===== Автор(ы) =====

 --- //[[user:bell|Anatoly Belaychuk]] 2024-01-08 20:29//