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--- en:rule:time_flows_left_to_right [2024-01-10 17:49] – [Time should flow left to right] 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>en:pool en:control_flow en:event_link}}
+{{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 218: / Line 218: @@
 </bpmnio>
-... or to utilize the link events:
+or to utilize link events:
 <bpmnio type="bpmn">
@@ Line 270: / Line 270: @@
       <linkEventDefinition id="LinkEventDefinition_0f0y9w3" name="" />
     </intermediateThrowEvent>
-    <intermediateThrowEvent id="Event_1s9wzdn" name="Part 2">
+    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0chmb44" sourceRef="Event_1s9wzdn" targetRef="Activity_1lih2dq" />
+    <intermediateCatchEvent id="Event_1s9wzdn" name="Part 2">
       <outgoing>Flow_0chmb44</outgoing>
-    </intermediateThrowEvent>
+      <linkEventDefinition id="LinkEventDefinition_04m0als" name="" />
-    <sequenceFlow id="Flow_0chmb44" sourceRef="Event_1s9wzdn" targetRef="Activity_1lih2dq" />
+    </intermediateCatchEvent>
   </process>
   <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1">
@@ Line 320: / Line 321: @@
         </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
       </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
-      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1s9wzdn_di" bpmnElement="Event_1s9wzdn">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Event_1wi5fos_di" bpmnElement="Event_1s9wzdn">
         <omgdc:Bounds x="232" y="222" width="36" height="36" />
         <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
@@ Line 361: / Line 362: @@
         <omgdi:waypoint x="268" y="240" />
         <omgdi:waypoint x="310" y="240" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</definitions>
+</bpmnio>
+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>
@@ Line 622: / Line 741: @@
 ===== See also =====
+  * [[en:rule:v_shaped_flow]]
   * [[en:rule:horizontal_diagram]]
   * [[en:rule:connect_flows_to_any_side]]
@@ Line 628: / Line 748: @@
  --- //[[user:bell|Anatoly Belaychuk]] 2024-01-08 20:58//