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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Start event name should answer the question "what happened?" ====== {{tag>naming start_event}} Event must be named as event, not as activity or condition. ===== ✔ 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: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_1pkubye"> <startEvent id="Event_049uwl6" name="Service request received"> <messageEventDefinition id="MessageEventDefinition_0j5ke6j" /> </startEvent> <startEvent id="Event_0eci8d0" name="Outside temperature dropped below zero"> <conditionalEventDefinition id="ConditionalEventDefinition_0c60u07"> <condition xsi:type="tFormalExpression" /> </conditionalEventDefinition> </startEvent> <startEvent id="Event_0lfs7an" name=""Mayday" received"> <signalEventDefinition id="SignalEventDefinition_13ytxy3" /> </startEvent> <startEvent id="Event_03rulli" name="Got a product idea" /> </process> <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1"> <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1pkubye"> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1levnwe_di" bpmnElement="Event_0eci8d0"> <omgdc:Bounds x="452" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="433" y="125" width="74" height="53" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_04wlg65_di" bpmnElement="Event_0lfs7an"> <omgdc:Bounds x="592" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="587" y="125" width="47" height="27" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1ce02mi_di" bpmnElement="Event_049uwl6"> <omgdc:Bounds x="312" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="291" y="125" width="78" height="27" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_03rulli_di" bpmnElement="Event_03rulli"> <omgdc:Bounds x="162" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="147" y="125" width="68" height="27" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> </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: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_1pkubye"> <startEvent id="Event_049uwl6" name="Obtain service requests"> <messageEventDefinition id="MessageEventDefinition_0j5ke6j" /> </startEvent> <startEvent id="Event_0eci8d0" name="Outside temperature is below zero"> <conditionalEventDefinition id="ConditionalEventDefinition_0c60u07"> <condition xsi:type="tFormalExpression" /> </conditionalEventDefinition> </startEvent> <startEvent id="Event_0lfs7an" name="Receive "mayday""> <signalEventDefinition id="SignalEventDefinition_13ytxy3" /> </startEvent> <startEvent id="Event_03rulli" name="Get a product idea" /> </process> <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1"> <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1pkubye"> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1ce02mi_di" bpmnElement="Event_049uwl6"> <omgdc:Bounds x="312" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="291" y="125" width="78" height="27" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1levnwe_di" bpmnElement="Event_0eci8d0"> <omgdc:Bounds x="452" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="435" y="125" width="70" height="40" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_04wlg65_di" bpmnElement="Event_0lfs7an"> <omgdc:Bounds x="592" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="587" y="125" width="47" height="27" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_03rulli_di" bpmnElement="Event_03rulli"> <omgdc:Bounds x="162" y="82" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="147" y="125" width="68" height="27" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> </bpmndi:BPMNPlane> </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram> </definitions> </bpmnio> ===== Exceptions ===== <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: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_1igllqk"> <startEvent id="Event_0bxzk8l" name="Annually on Dec 1"> <timerEventDefinition id="TimerEventDefinition_1wr6afo" /> </startEvent> </process> <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1"> <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1igllqk"> <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_10o2tod_di" bpmnElement="Event_0bxzk8l"> <omgdc:Bounds x="382" y="102" width="36" height="36" /> <bpmndi:BPMNLabel> <omgdc:Bounds x="356" y="145" width="89" height="14" /> </bpmndi:BPMNLabel> </bpmndi:BPMNShape> </bpmndi:BPMNPlane> </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram> </definitions> </bpmnio> ===== See also ===== * [[end_event_naming]] * [[intermediate_event_naming]] ===== Author(s) ===== --- //[[user:bell|Anatoly Belaychuk]] 2024-08-22 21:03// Last modified: 2024-08-26 20:34(external edit)