====== Use task plus gateway to model human-made decisions ======

{{tag>task gateway}}

There is no BPMN dedicated to depict a human decision. Use a human task followed by exclusive gateway.
===== ✔ 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">
  <process id="Process_0kle9bs">
    <startEvent id="Event_1d8q7y4">
      <outgoing>Flow_00dyxwu</outgoing>
    </startEvent>
    <task id="Activity_12wlfbh" name="Evaluate feasibility">
      <incoming>Flow_00dyxwu</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0orl8lf</outgoing>
    </task>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_00dyxwu" sourceRef="Event_1d8q7y4" targetRef="Activity_12wlfbh" />
    <exclusiveGateway id="Gateway_09y4b7d" name="OK?">
      <incoming>Flow_0orl8lf</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0e4r95e</outgoing>
      <outgoing>Flow_0yyyfsy</outgoing>
    </exclusiveGateway>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0orl8lf" sourceRef="Activity_12wlfbh" targetRef="Gateway_09y4b7d" />
    <endEvent id="Event_07l1w93" name="Idea rejected">
      <incoming>Flow_0e4r95e</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0e4r95e" name="no" sourceRef="Gateway_09y4b7d" targetRef="Event_07l1w93" />
    <task id="Activity_10ahzvo" name="Create design">
      <incoming>Flow_0yyyfsy</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0bewkdb</outgoing>
    </task>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0yyyfsy" name="yes" sourceRef="Gateway_09y4b7d" targetRef="Activity_10ahzvo" />
    <endEvent id="Event_068y4mr" name="OK">
      <incoming>Flow_0bewkdb</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0bewkdb" sourceRef="Activity_10ahzvo" targetRef="Event_068y4mr" />
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_0kle9bs">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1d8q7y4_di" bpmnElement="Event_1d8q7y4">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="192" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_12wlfbh_di" bpmnElement="Activity_12wlfbh">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="270" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Gateway_09y4b7d_di" bpmnElement="Gateway_09y4b7d" isMarkerVisible="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="415" y="95" width="50" height="50" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="428" y="71" width="23" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_07l1w93_di" bpmnElement="Event_07l1w93">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="422" y="202" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="408" y="245" width="64" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_10ahzvo_di" bpmnElement="Activity_10ahzvo">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="530" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_068y4mr_di" bpmnElement="Event_068y4mr">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="672" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="682" y="145" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_00dyxwu_di" bpmnElement="Flow_00dyxwu">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="228" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="270" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0orl8lf_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0orl8lf">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="370" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="415" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0e4r95e_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0e4r95e">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="440" y="145" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="440" y="202" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="449" y="171" width="13" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0yyyfsy_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0yyyfsy">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="465" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="530" y="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="489" y="102" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0bewkdb_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0bewkdb">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="630" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="672" y="120" />
      </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">
  <process id="Process_0kle9bs">
    <startEvent id="Event_1d8q7y4">
      <outgoing>Flow_00dyxwu</outgoing>
    </startEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_00dyxwu" sourceRef="Event_1d8q7y4" targetRef="Gateway_09y4b7d" />
    <exclusiveGateway id="Gateway_09y4b7d" name="Evaluate feasibility">
      <incoming>Flow_00dyxwu</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0e4r95e</outgoing>
      <outgoing>Flow_0yyyfsy</outgoing>
    </exclusiveGateway>
    <endEvent id="Event_07l1w93" name="Idea rejected">
      <incoming>Flow_0e4r95e</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0e4r95e" name="unfeasible" sourceRef="Gateway_09y4b7d" targetRef="Event_07l1w93" />
    <task id="Activity_10ahzvo" name="Create design">
      <incoming>Flow_0yyyfsy</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0bewkdb</outgoing>
    </task>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0yyyfsy" name="feasible" sourceRef="Gateway_09y4b7d" targetRef="Activity_10ahzvo" />
    <endEvent id="Event_068y4mr" name="OK">
      <incoming>Flow_0bewkdb</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0bewkdb" sourceRef="Activity_10ahzvo" targetRef="Event_068y4mr" />
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_0kle9bs">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1d8q7y4_di" bpmnElement="Event_1d8q7y4">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="322" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Gateway_09y4b7d_di" bpmnElement="Gateway_09y4b7d" isMarkerVisible="true">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="415" y="95" width="50" height="50" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="417" y="66" width="45" height="27" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_07l1w93_di" bpmnElement="Event_07l1w93">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="422" y="202" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="408" y="245" width="64" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_10ahzvo_di" bpmnElement="Activity_10ahzvo">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="530" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_068y4mr_di" bpmnElement="Event_068y4mr">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="672" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="682" y="145" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_00dyxwu_di" bpmnElement="Flow_00dyxwu">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="358" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="415" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0e4r95e_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0e4r95e">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="440" y="145" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="440" y="202" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="444" y="171" width="51" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0yyyfsy_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0yyyfsy">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="465" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="530" y="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="479" y="102" width="37" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0bewkdb_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0bewkdb">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="630" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="672" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>
</bpmnio>

<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">
  <process id="Process_0kle9bs">
    <startEvent id="Event_1d8q7y4">
      <outgoing>Flow_00dyxwu</outgoing>
    </startEvent>
    <task id="Activity_12wlfbh" name="Evaluate feasibility">
      <incoming>Flow_00dyxwu</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0orl8lf</outgoing>
      <outgoing>Flow_0e4r95e</outgoing>
    </task>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_00dyxwu" sourceRef="Event_1d8q7y4" targetRef="Activity_12wlfbh" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0orl8lf" name="feasible" sourceRef="Activity_12wlfbh" targetRef="Activity_10ahzvo" />
    <endEvent id="Event_07l1w93" name="Idea rejected">
      <incoming>Flow_0e4r95e</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0e4r95e" name="unfeasible" sourceRef="Activity_12wlfbh" targetRef="Event_07l1w93" />
    <task id="Activity_10ahzvo" name="Create design">
      <incoming>Flow_0orl8lf</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0bewkdb</outgoing>
    </task>
    <endEvent id="Event_068y4mr" name="OK">
      <incoming>Flow_0bewkdb</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0bewkdb" sourceRef="Activity_10ahzvo" targetRef="Event_068y4mr" />
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_0kle9bs">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1d8q7y4_di" bpmnElement="Event_1d8q7y4">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="192" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_12wlfbh_di" bpmnElement="Activity_12wlfbh">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="270" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_07l1w93_di" bpmnElement="Event_07l1w93">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="302" y="202" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="288" y="245" width="64" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_10ahzvo_di" bpmnElement="Activity_10ahzvo">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="450" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_068y4mr_di" bpmnElement="Event_068y4mr">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="592" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="602" y="145" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_00dyxwu_di" bpmnElement="Flow_00dyxwu">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="228" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="270" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0orl8lf_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0orl8lf">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="370" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="392" y="102" width="37" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0e4r95e_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0e4r95e">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="320" y="160" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="320" y="202" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="334" y="178" width="51" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0bewkdb_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0bewkdb">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="550" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="592" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>
</bpmnio>

<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">
  <process id="Process_0kle9bs">
    <startEvent id="Event_1d8q7y4">
      <outgoing>Flow_00dyxwu</outgoing>
    </startEvent>
    <task id="Activity_12wlfbh" name="Evaluate feasibility">
      <incoming>Flow_00dyxwu</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0orl8lf</outgoing>
      <outgoing>Flow_0e4r95e</outgoing>
    </task>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_00dyxwu" sourceRef="Event_1d8q7y4" targetRef="Activity_12wlfbh" />
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0orl8lf" name="feasible" sourceRef="Activity_12wlfbh" targetRef="Activity_10ahzvo">
      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"></conditionExpression>
    </sequenceFlow>
    <endEvent id="Event_07l1w93" name="Idea rejected">
      <incoming>Flow_0e4r95e</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0e4r95e" name="unfeasible" sourceRef="Activity_12wlfbh" targetRef="Event_07l1w93">
      <conditionExpression xsi:type="tFormalExpression"></conditionExpression>
    </sequenceFlow>
    <task id="Activity_10ahzvo" name="Create design">
      <incoming>Flow_0orl8lf</incoming>
      <outgoing>Flow_0bewkdb</outgoing>
    </task>
    <endEvent id="Event_068y4mr" name="OK">
      <incoming>Flow_0bewkdb</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0bewkdb" sourceRef="Activity_10ahzvo" targetRef="Event_068y4mr" />
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_0kle9bs">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1d8q7y4_di" bpmnElement="Event_1d8q7y4">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="192" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_12wlfbh_di" bpmnElement="Activity_12wlfbh">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="270" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_07l1w93_di" bpmnElement="Event_07l1w93">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="302" y="202" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="288" y="245" width="64" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_10ahzvo_di" bpmnElement="Activity_10ahzvo">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="450" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_068y4mr_di" bpmnElement="Event_068y4mr">
        <omgdc:Bounds x="592" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="602" y="145" width="17" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_00dyxwu_di" bpmnElement="Flow_00dyxwu">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="228" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="270" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0orl8lf_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0orl8lf">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="370" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="120" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="392" y="102" width="37" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0e4r95e_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0e4r95e">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="320" y="160" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="320" y="202" />
        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
          <omgdc:Bounds x="334" y="178" width="51" height="14" />
        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0bewkdb_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0bewkdb">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="550" y="120" />
        <omgdi:waypoint x="592" y="120" />
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>
</bpmnio>
===== See also =====

  * [[en:rule:check_subprocess_results]]
  * [[en:rule:do_not_use_conditional_flows]]
  * [[en:rule:work_is_activity]]
===== Author(s) =====

 --- //[[user:bell|Anatoly Belaychuk]] 2024-01-13 10:59//