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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

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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.