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--- en:rule:time_flows_left_to_right [2024-01-08 21:20] – [✔ How to] Anatoly Belaychuk
+++ en:rule:time_flows_left_to_right [2024-08-24 15:48] (current) – [Time should flow left to right] Anatoly Belaychuk
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 ====== Time should flow left to right ======
-{{tag>pool "control flow"}}
+{{tag>pool sequence_flow link_event visual_style}}
-Avoid control flows running right to left.
+Avoid sequence flows running right to left.
 ===== ✔ How to =====
@@ Line 90: / Line 90: @@
 </definitions>
 </bpmnio>
+It's OK to wrap the process flow if it becomes too wide:
 <bpmnio type="bpmn">
@@ Line 115: / Line 117: @@
     <task id="Activity_1lqom2i" name="Assign price category">
       <incoming>Flow_1sc89en</incoming>
-      <outgoing>Flow_0wk6bjv</outgoing>
+      <outgoing>Flow_037v1pe</outgoing>
     </task>
     <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1sc89en" sourceRef="Activity_0mk1m9q" targetRef="Activity_1lqom2i" />
     <endEvent id="Event_09o5m3q">
-      <incoming>Flow_0wk6bjv</incoming>
+      <incoming>Flow_0bmuqlp</incoming>
     </endEvent>
-    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0wk6bjv" sourceRef="Activity_1lqom2i" targetRef="Event_09o5m3q" />
+    <task id="Activity_1lih2dq" name="Calculate price">
+      <incoming>Flow_037v1pe</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1gy491d</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_037v1pe" sourceRef="Activity_1lqom2i" targetRef="Activity_1lih2dq" />
+    <task id="Activity_0z3qsa1" name="Create offer">
+      <incoming>Flow_1gy491d</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_18idhb7</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1gy491d" sourceRef="Activity_1lih2dq" targetRef="Activity_0z3qsa1" />
+    <task id="Activity_1196ufo" name="Send offer to client">
+      <incoming>Flow_18idhb7</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_0bmuqlp</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_18idhb7" sourceRef="Activity_0z3qsa1" targetRef="Activity_1196ufo" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0bmuqlp" sourceRef="Activity_1196ufo" targetRef="Event_09o5m3q" />
   </process>
   <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
@@ Line 145: / Line 162: @@
       <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1lqom2i_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1lqom2i">
         <omgdc:Bounds x="730" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1lih2dq_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1lih2dq">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="310" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0z3qsa1_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0z3qsa1">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="450" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1196ufo_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1196ufo">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="590" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
         <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
       </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
       <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_09o5m3q_di" bpmnElement="Event_09o5m3q">
-        <omgdc:Bounds x="872" y="82" width="36" height="36" />
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="762" y="222" width="36" height="36" />
       </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
       <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_18pol07_di" bpmnElement="Flow_18pol07">
@@ Line 166: / Line 195: @@
         <omgdi:waypoint x="730" y="100" />
       </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
-      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0wk6bjv_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0wk6bjv">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_037v1pe_di" bpmnElement="Flow_037v1pe">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="780" y="140" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="780" y="170" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="360" y="170" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="360" y="200" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1gy491d_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1gy491d">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="410" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_18idhb7_di" bpmnElement="Flow_18idhb7">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="550" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="590" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0bmuqlp_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0bmuqlp">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="690" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="762" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</definitions>
+</bpmnio>
+or to utilize link events:
+<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_0dhvezv">
+    <startEvent id="Event_16liywa" name="Sales order obtained">
+      <outgoing>Flow_18pol07</outgoing>
+    </startEvent>
+    <task id="Activity_15654ic" name="Create product specification">
+      <incoming>Flow_18pol07</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1lz2w56</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_18pol07" sourceRef="Event_16liywa" targetRef="Activity_15654ic" />
+    <task id="Activity_1fzaw0g" name="Calculate technical parameters">
+      <incoming>Flow_1lz2w56</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_04cilaa</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1lz2w56" sourceRef="Activity_15654ic" targetRef="Activity_1fzaw0g" />
+    <task id="Activity_0mk1m9q" name="Calculate costs">
+      <incoming>Flow_04cilaa</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1sc89en</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_04cilaa" sourceRef="Activity_1fzaw0g" targetRef="Activity_0mk1m9q" />
+    <task id="Activity_1lqom2i" name="Assign price category">
+      <incoming>Flow_1sc89en</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1ei0rvt</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1sc89en" sourceRef="Activity_0mk1m9q" targetRef="Activity_1lqom2i" />
+    <endEvent id="Event_09o5m3q">
+      <incoming>Flow_0bmuqlp</incoming>
+    </endEvent>
+    <task id="Activity_1lih2dq" name="Calculate price">
+      <incoming>Flow_0chmb44</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1gy491d</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <task id="Activity_0z3qsa1" name="Create offer">
+      <incoming>Flow_1gy491d</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_18idhb7</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1gy491d" sourceRef="Activity_1lih2dq" targetRef="Activity_0z3qsa1" />
+    <task id="Activity_1196ufo" name="Send offer to client">
+      <incoming>Flow_18idhb7</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_0bmuqlp</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_18idhb7" sourceRef="Activity_0z3qsa1" targetRef="Activity_1196ufo" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0bmuqlp" sourceRef="Activity_1196ufo" targetRef="Event_09o5m3q" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1ei0rvt" sourceRef="Activity_1lqom2i" targetRef="Event_1offunz" />
+    <intermediateThrowEvent id="Event_1offunz" name="Part 2">
+      <incoming>Flow_1ei0rvt</incoming>
+      <linkEventDefinition id="LinkEventDefinition_0f0y9w3" name="" />
+    </intermediateThrowEvent>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0chmb44" sourceRef="Event_1s9wzdn" targetRef="Activity_1lih2dq" />
+    <intermediateCatchEvent id="Event_1s9wzdn" name="Part 2">
+      <outgoing>Flow_0chmb44</outgoing>
+      <linkEventDefinition id="LinkEventDefinition_04m0als" name="" />
+    </intermediateCatchEvent>
+  </process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_0dhvezv">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_16liywa_di" bpmnElement="Event_16liywa">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="232" y="82" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="221" y="125" width="58" height="27" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_15654ic_di" bpmnElement="Activity_15654ic">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="310" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1fzaw0g_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1fzaw0g">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="450" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0mk1m9q_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0mk1m9q">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="590" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1lqom2i_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1lqom2i">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="730" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_09o5m3q_di" bpmnElement="Event_09o5m3q">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="762" y="222" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1lih2dq_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1lih2dq">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="310" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0z3qsa1_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0z3qsa1">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="450" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1196ufo_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1196ufo">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="590" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_14ps6z7_di" bpmnElement="Event_1offunz">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="862" y="82" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="865" y="125" width="30" height="14" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1wi5fos_di" bpmnElement="Event_1s9wzdn">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="232" y="222" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="235" y="265" width="30" height="14" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_18pol07_di" bpmnElement="Flow_18pol07">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="268" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="310" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1lz2w56_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1lz2w56">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="410" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_04cilaa_di" bpmnElement="Flow_04cilaa">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="550" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="590" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1sc89en_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1sc89en">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="690" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="730" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1gy491d_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1gy491d">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="410" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_18idhb7_di" bpmnElement="Flow_18idhb7">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="550" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="590" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0bmuqlp_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0bmuqlp">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="690" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="762" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1ei0rvt_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1ei0rvt">
         <omgdi:waypoint x="830" y="100" />
-        <omgdi:waypoint x="872" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="862" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0chmb44_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0chmb44">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="268" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="310" y="240" />
       </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
     </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
@@ Line 174: / Line 367: @@
 </definitions>
 </bpmnio>
-===== ✘ How NOT to =====
-Put antipattern (BPMN diagrams) here
+If swimlanes are used, it's OK for sequence flows to go up or down:
+<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_0u4xky5">
+    <participant id="Participant_18p47ij" processRef="Process_0dhvezv" />
+  </collaboration>
+  <process id="Process_0dhvezv">
+    <laneSet id="LaneSet_0psli3j">
+      <lane id="Lane_1n8547j" name="R&#38;D">
+        <flowNodeRef>Event_16liywa</flowNodeRef>
+        <flowNodeRef>Activity_15654ic</flowNodeRef>
+        <flowNodeRef>Activity_1fzaw0g</flowNodeRef>
+      </lane>
+      <lane id="Lane_0wgnocb" name="Finance">
+        <flowNodeRef>Activity_0mk1m9q</flowNodeRef>
+      </lane>
+      <lane id="Lane_0r89z61" name="Markeging">
+        <flowNodeRef>Activity_1lqom2i</flowNodeRef>
+        <flowNodeRef>Event_09o5m3q</flowNodeRef>
+      </lane>
+    </laneSet>
+    <startEvent id="Event_16liywa" name="Sales order obtained">
+      <outgoing>Flow_18pol07</outgoing>
+    </startEvent>
+    <task id="Activity_15654ic" name="Create product specification">
+      <incoming>Flow_18pol07</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1lz2w56</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <task id="Activity_1fzaw0g" name="Calculate technical parameters">
+      <incoming>Flow_1lz2w56</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_04cilaa</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <task id="Activity_0mk1m9q" name="Calculate costs">
+      <incoming>Flow_04cilaa</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1sc89en</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_18pol07" sourceRef="Event_16liywa" targetRef="Activity_15654ic" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1lz2w56" sourceRef="Activity_15654ic" targetRef="Activity_1fzaw0g" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_04cilaa" sourceRef="Activity_1fzaw0g" targetRef="Activity_0mk1m9q" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1sc89en" sourceRef="Activity_0mk1m9q" targetRef="Activity_1lqom2i" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0wk6bjv" sourceRef="Activity_1lqom2i" targetRef="Event_09o5m3q" />
+    <task id="Activity_1lqom2i" name="Assign price category">
+      <incoming>Flow_1sc89en</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_0wk6bjv</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <endEvent id="Event_09o5m3q">
+      <incoming>Flow_0wk6bjv</incoming>
+    </endEvent>
+  </process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Collaboration_0u4xky5">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Participant_18p47ij_di" bpmnElement="Participant_18p47ij" isHorizontal="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="180" y="40" width="530" height="370" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_1n8547j_di" bpmnElement="Lane_1n8547j" isHorizontal="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="210" y="40" width="500" height="125" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_0wgnocb_di" bpmnElement="Lane_0wgnocb" isHorizontal="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="210" y="165" width="500" height="125" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_0r89z61_di" bpmnElement="Lane_0r89z61" isHorizontal="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="210" y="290" width="500" height="120" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_16liywa_di" bpmnElement="Event_16liywa">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="272" y="82" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="261" y="125" width="58" height="27" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_15654ic_di" bpmnElement="Activity_15654ic">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="350" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1fzaw0g_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1fzaw0g">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="490" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0mk1m9q_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0mk1m9q">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="490" y="190" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1lqom2i_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1lqom2i">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="490" y="310" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_09o5m3q_di" bpmnElement="Event_09o5m3q">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="632" y="332" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_18pol07_di" bpmnElement="Flow_18pol07">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="308" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="350" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1lz2w56_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1lz2w56">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="490" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_04cilaa_di" bpmnElement="Flow_04cilaa">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="540" y="140" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="540" y="190" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1sc89en_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1sc89en">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="540" y="270" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="540" y="310" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0wk6bjv_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0wk6bjv">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="590" y="350" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="632" y="350" />
+      </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_0dhvezv">
+    <startEvent id="Event_16liywa" name="Sales order obtained">
+      <outgoing>Flow_18pol07</outgoing>
+    </startEvent>
+    <task id="Activity_15654ic" name="Create product specification">
+      <incoming>Flow_18pol07</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1lz2w56</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_18pol07" sourceRef="Event_16liywa" targetRef="Activity_15654ic" />
+    <task id="Activity_1fzaw0g" name="Calculate technical parameters">
+      <incoming>Flow_1lz2w56</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_04cilaa</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1lz2w56" sourceRef="Activity_15654ic" targetRef="Activity_1fzaw0g" />
+    <task id="Activity_0mk1m9q" name="Calculate costs">
+      <incoming>Flow_04cilaa</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1sc89en</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_04cilaa" sourceRef="Activity_1fzaw0g" targetRef="Activity_0mk1m9q" />
+    <task id="Activity_1lqom2i" name="Assign price category">
+      <incoming>Flow_1sc89en</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1qqfvpc</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1sc89en" sourceRef="Activity_0mk1m9q" targetRef="Activity_1lqom2i" />
+    <task id="Activity_1lih2dq" name="Calculate price">
+      <incoming>Flow_1qqfvpc</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1dt1vto</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <task id="Activity_0z3qsa1" name="Create offer">
+      <incoming>Flow_1dt1vto</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1hu23s8</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <task id="Activity_1196ufo" name="Send offer to client">
+      <incoming>Flow_1hu23s8</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_09ggqew</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1qqfvpc" sourceRef="Activity_1lqom2i" targetRef="Activity_1lih2dq" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1dt1vto" sourceRef="Activity_1lih2dq" targetRef="Activity_0z3qsa1" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1hu23s8" sourceRef="Activity_0z3qsa1" targetRef="Activity_1196ufo" />
+    <endEvent id="Event_1yknqfs">
+      <incoming>Flow_09ggqew</incoming>
+    </endEvent>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_09ggqew" sourceRef="Activity_1196ufo" targetRef="Event_1yknqfs" />
+  </process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_0dhvezv">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_16liywa_di" bpmnElement="Event_16liywa">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="232" y="82" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="221" y="125" width="58" height="27" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_15654ic_di" bpmnElement="Activity_15654ic">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="310" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1fzaw0g_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1fzaw0g">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="450" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0mk1m9q_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0mk1m9q">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="590" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1lqom2i_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1lqom2i">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="730" y="60" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1lih2dq_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1lih2dq">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="730" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0z3qsa1_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0z3qsa1">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="590" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1196ufo_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1196ufo">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="450" y="200" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1yknqfs_di" bpmnElement="Event_1yknqfs">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="342" y="222" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_18pol07_di" bpmnElement="Flow_18pol07">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="268" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="310" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1lz2w56_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1lz2w56">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="410" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_04cilaa_di" bpmnElement="Flow_04cilaa">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="550" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="590" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1sc89en_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1sc89en">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="690" y="100" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="730" y="100" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1qqfvpc_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1qqfvpc">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="780" y="140" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="780" y="200" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1dt1vto_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1dt1vto">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="730" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="690" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1hu23s8_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1hu23s8">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="590" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="550" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_09ggqew_di" bpmnElement="Flow_09ggqew">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="450" y="240" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="378" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</definitions>
+</bpmnio>
 ===== Exceptions =====
-When the process returns to a previous activity, the "process time" goes back:
+It's OK for the process time to go back when the process returns to a previous activity:
+<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_17lqepo">
+    <participant id="Participant_0q77pri" name="Annual reporting" processRef="Process_17gkt4t" />
+  </collaboration>
+  <process id="Process_17gkt4t">
+    <laneSet id="LaneSet_1tkfenl">
+      <lane id="Lane_0vwbzg8" name="Worker">
+        <flowNodeRef>Event_0qvgjyq</flowNodeRef>
+        <flowNodeRef>Activity_1u8lipk</flowNodeRef>
+        <flowNodeRef>Activity_0oa1q7a</flowNodeRef>
+      </lane>
+      <lane id="Lane_14rbpij" name="Manager">
+        <flowNodeRef>Activity_0xbmhx6</flowNodeRef>
+        <flowNodeRef>Gateway_14ioufc</flowNodeRef>
+        <flowNodeRef>Event_1rmdn9z</flowNodeRef>
+      </lane>
+    </laneSet>
+    <startEvent id="Event_0qvgjyq">
+      <outgoing>Flow_0wkyrxv</outgoing>
+      <timerEventDefinition id="TimerEventDefinition_0e0qqwo" />
+    </startEvent>
+    <task id="Activity_1u8lipk" name="Create report">
+      <incoming>Flow_0wkyrxv</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_0g0ihxb</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <task id="Activity_0xbmhx6" name="Approve report">
+      <incoming>Flow_0g0ihxb</incoming>
+      <incoming>Flow_1brfbuh</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1amuls5</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <exclusiveGateway id="Gateway_14ioufc" name="OK?">
+      <incoming>Flow_1amuls5</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1lo2zlv</outgoing>
+      <outgoing>Flow_0sm1h4f</outgoing>
+    </exclusiveGateway>
+    <task id="Activity_0oa1q7a" name="Correct report">
+      <incoming>Flow_1lo2zlv</incoming>
+      <outgoing>Flow_1brfbuh</outgoing>
+    </task>
+    <endEvent id="Event_1rmdn9z">
+      <incoming>Flow_0sm1h4f</incoming>
+    </endEvent>
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0wkyrxv" sourceRef="Event_0qvgjyq" targetRef="Activity_1u8lipk" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0g0ihxb" sourceRef="Activity_1u8lipk" targetRef="Activity_0xbmhx6" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1brfbuh" sourceRef="Activity_0oa1q7a" targetRef="Activity_0xbmhx6" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1amuls5" sourceRef="Activity_0xbmhx6" targetRef="Gateway_14ioufc" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_1lo2zlv" name="no" sourceRef="Gateway_14ioufc" targetRef="Activity_0oa1q7a" />
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0sm1h4f" name="yes" sourceRef="Gateway_14ioufc" targetRef="Event_1rmdn9z" />
+  </process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Collaboration_17lqepo">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Participant_0q77pri_di" bpmnElement="Participant_0q77pri" isHorizontal="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="240" y="80" width="590" height="250" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_0vwbzg8_di" bpmnElement="Lane_0vwbzg8" isHorizontal="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="270" y="80" width="560" height="125" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Lane_14rbpij_di" bpmnElement="Lane_14rbpij" isHorizontal="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="270" y="205" width="560" height="125" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_16ztbdi_di" bpmnElement="Event_0qvgjyq">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="312" y="122" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1u8lipk_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1u8lipk">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="390" y="100" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0xbmhx6_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0xbmhx6">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="530" y="230" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Gateway_14ioufc_di" bpmnElement="Gateway_14ioufc" isMarkerVisible="true">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="675" y="245" width="50" height="50" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="689" y="302" width="23" height="14" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0oa1q7a_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0oa1q7a">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="530" y="100" width="100" height="80" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1rmdn9z_di" bpmnElement="Event_1rmdn9z">
+        <omgdc:Bounds x="772" y="252" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0wkyrxv_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0wkyrxv">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="348" y="140" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="390" y="140" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0g0ihxb_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0g0ihxb">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="440" y="180" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="440" y="270" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="530" y="270" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1brfbuh_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1brfbuh">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="580" y="180" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="580" y="230" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1amuls5_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1amuls5">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="630" y="270" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="675" y="270" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1lo2zlv_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1lo2zlv">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="700" y="245" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="700" y="140" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="630" y="140" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="709" y="190" width="13" height="14" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0sm1h4f_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0sm1h4f">
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="725" y="270" />
+        <omgdi:waypoint x="772" y="270" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <omgdc:Bounds x="740" y="252" width="17" height="14" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</definitions>
+</bpmnio>
 ===== See also =====
+  * [[en:rule:v_shaped_flow]]
   * [[en:rule:horizontal_diagram]]
   * [[en:rule:connect_flows_to_any_side]]
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