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Standard shapes in a flow

You can add standard shapes to a flow diagram in Process Modeler. By understanding the different functionality that is provided by each shape, you can define a sequence of events in a flow that accurately models a business processes in your application.

The following table describes the standard shapes for flow diagrams.

Name	Description	Icon
Annotation	Adds notes or comments to the flow without affecting how the flow runs.
Assignment	Creates a task in a workbasket or worklist so that a user can provide input to the flow.
Decision	Evaluates an expression or calls a rule, such as a decision tree, to determine which step is next in the flow progression.
End	Designates the end of flow processing.
Start	Designates the start of flow processing.
Subprocess	Calls another flow from the current flow.
Utility	Runs an activity to perform processing that does not require user input.

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Standard shapes in a flow

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