Fork shape

A Fork shape in a flow rule edited in Visio represents a point where the flow chooses one of a few different paths of processing based on conditions on the object. The fork shape () appears on the Diagram tab of a flow rule.

You can create two or more connectors leading from the fork shape; each connector has an associated when condition rule or expression that returns true or false.

At runtime, the system evaluates the connectors from the fork shape, in order of decreasing likelihood. Flow processing continues along the first connector that evaluates to True.

Process Modeler does not include a fork shape. To define fork-style processing when editing a flow in Process Modeler, use a Decision shape ( ).

	connector, decision shape, flow, likelihood
	Flow form — Editing in Visio — Fork shape Flow form — Editing with Process Modeler — Editing Decision shapes

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