Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition User Guide

114 Pages·2012·1.5 MB·English

by  No Magic, Inc.

USER GUIDE
version 17.0.1
No Magic, Inc.
2012
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CONTENTS

1 GETTING STARTED 6
1.1 Introduction to Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition 6
1.2 Installation 6
1.2.1 Installing Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition 6
1.3 Licensing Information 7
1.4 Working with BPMN 2.0 Projects 8
2 CONCEPTS 9
2.1 Common BPMN 2.0 Elements 10
2.1.1 Definitions 10
2.1.2 Artifacts 10
2.1.2.1 Anchor 10
2.1.2.2 Association 11
2.1.2.3 Group 11
2.1.2.4 Text Annotation 12
2.1.3 Events 12
2.1.3.1 Start Events 12
2.1.3.2 Intermediate Events 18
2.1.3.3 Boundary Events 22
2.1.3.4 End Events 26
2.1.4 Gateways 28
2.1.4.1 Exclusive Gateway 28
2.1.4.2 Inclusive Gateway 29
2.1.4.3 Parallel Gateway 30
2.1.4.4 Complex Gateway 30
2.1.4.5 Event Based Gateway 30
2.1.5 Error 31
2.1.6 Message 31
2.1.7 Participant 32
2.1.8 Sequence Flow 32
2.1.9 Message Flow 33
2.2 BPMN Process Diagram 36
2.2.1 BPMN Process 36
2.2.2 Activities 36
2.2.2.1 Task 38
2.2.2.2 SubProcess 40
2.2.2.3 Call Activity 42
2.2.3 Items and Data 42
2.2.3.1 Data Object 42
2.2.3.2 Data Store 43
2.2.3.3 Data Input and Data Output 43
2.2.3.4 Data Association 44
2.2.4 Compensation 44
2.3 BPMN Collaboration Diagram 46
2.3.1 Collaboration 48
2.3.2 Pool and Lane 48
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2.3.3 Communication 49
2.3.4 SubConversation 50
2.3.5 Call Conversation 51
2.3.6 Conversation Link 51
2.4 BPMN Choreography Diagram 52
2.4.1 Choreography 52
2.4.2 Choreography Activity 53
2.4.2.1 Choreography Task 55
2.4.2.2 SubChoreography 56
2.4.2.3 Call Choreography 57
2.5 BPMN Tables 59
2.5.1 BPMN Processes Description Table 59
2.5.2 BPMN Resource Roles Description Table 59
2.5.3 BPMN Activities Description Table 60
2.6 BPMN Resources Usage Matrix 61
2.7 Elements Numbering 62
2.7.1 Numbering Schemas 62
2.7.2 Element Types Numbering Sequence 64
2.8 Validation Rules 67
2.8.1 BPMN 2.0 Correctness (Active) Validation Rules 67
3 PROCEDURES 68
3.1 Common BPMN Element Procedures 68
3.1.1 Specifying Element IDs 68
3.1.2 Defining BPMN Elements Numbers 69
3.1.3 Creating BPMN Elements in the Model Browser 72
3.1.4 Creating Participants 73
3.1.5 Creating a Sequence Flow 75
3.1.6 Creating an Event 76
3.2 BPMN Process Diagram Procedures 80
3.2.1 Creating a BPMN Process Diagram 80
3.2.2 Managing Activities 81
3.2.3 Creating Tasks 82
3.2.4 Managing SubProcesses 83
3.2.5 Creating Data Items 86
3.3 BPMN Collaboration Diagram Procedures 89
3.3.1 Creating a BPMN Collaboration Diagram 89
3.3.2 Creating Pool and Lane 89
3.3.3 Creating a Message Flow 93
3.3.4 Creating a Communication 96
3.3.5 Creating a SubConversation 97
3.4 BPMN Choreography Diagram Procedures 99
3.4.1 Creating a BPMN Choreography Diagram 99
3.4.2 Creating Choreography Activity 99
3.4.3 Creating a SubChoreography 103
3.4.4 Creating a Choreography Task 104
3.4.5 Creating a Call Choreography Activity 107
3.5 BPMN Diagram Tables and Matrices Procedures 108
3.5.1 Creating a BPMN Processes Description Table 108
3.5.2 Creating a BPMN Resource Roles Description Table 109
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3.5.3 Creating a BPMN Activities Description Table 109
3.5.4 Modifying a BPMN Table 111
3.5.5 Creating a BPMN Resources Usage Matrix 113
3.5.6 Modifying a BPMN Resources Usage Matrix 114
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GETTING STARTED
1.1 Introduction to Cameo Business Modeler
Analyst Edition
Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition is a tool that provides a solution for modeling and analyzing business
processes. This product allows you to represent and analyze business process models based on the Business
Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) standard.
The Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) standard provides the capability of understanding inter-
nal business procedures in a graphical notation and enables organizations to communicate these procedures
in a standard manner. Furthermore, the standardized graphical notation facilitates the understanding of perfor-
mance collaborations and business transactions between organizations. This ensures that businesses will
understand themselves and other business participants better.
Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition provides support for BPMN 2.0 profile, diagrams, usability features
for BPMN modeling, and BPMN model validation. It also includes reports, manuals, and samples that have
been created with Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition.
The following three BPMN 2.0 diagrams are supported:
(i) BPMN Process Diagram
(ii) BPMN Collaboration Diagram
(iii) BPMN Choreography Diagram
The “Getting Started” chapter contains the following sections:
• Installing Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition
• Licensing Information
• Working with BPMN 2.0 Projects
1.2 Installation
1.2.1 Installing Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition
You can download the latest version of Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition and the installation files from
the MagicDraw homepage http://www.magicdraw.com/cameobusinessmodeler/. Because Cameo Business
Modeler Analyst Edition is a Java application, you will need both Java Virtual Marchine (JVM) and the installa-
tion file to run the tool successfully. If you do not have a JVM installed on your computer, you can install JVM
together with Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition. Information about the latest Java ports is available at
http://www.magicdraw.com/jvm_list.htm.
NOTE If your OS is Windows and a JVM is installed, you can install Cameo Business
Modeler Analyst Edition immediately.
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Licensing Information
You can install or run Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition using either (i) an installer file or (ii) a non-
installation version.
(i) To install Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition using an installer file:
(a) On Windows 2000, 2003, NT, XP, Vista*, or Windows 7:
• Double-click Cameo_Business_Modeler_<version>_win.exe. The Setup Wizard will
automatically add the Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition shortcuts to the Start menu
and desktop. The shortcut is also available in the installation directory.
(b) On Unix:
1. Open a shell and go to the directory where you have downloaded the installer.
2. At the prompt, type: sh./Cameo_Business_Modeler_<version>_unix.sh.
(c) on Mac OS X (Leopard or Snow Leopard and Java 1.6.0_24 for both 32-bit and 64-bit Mac OS X are
recommended):
• Double-click Cameo_Business_Modeler_<version>_mac.dmg and drag the launcher to the
Applications folder (or to any folder) to install the application.
You may want to create additional folders for different Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition versions in the
MAC OS X Applications folder so that the old client will not be overwritten by a new one. After installing Cameo
Business Modeler Analyst Edition to several folders, you will be able to import the previous Cameo Business
Modeler Analyst Edition versions configuration.
To install MagicDraw to a newly created folder on Mac:
1. Create a folder and name it, for example, Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition 17.0.1.
2. Drag Cameo_Business_Modeler_Analyst_<version>_mac.dmg to Applications/Cameo
Business Modeler 17.0.1.
(ii) To run Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition using a non-installation version:
1. Download Cameo_Business_Modeler_<version>_no_install.zip.
2. Extract the files.
3. Run Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition (be sure a JVM has been installed):
(a) on Windows:
• Launch cbm.exe in the bin directory.
(b) on Unix or Mac OS X:
• Launch ./cbm in the bin directory.
1.3 Licensing Information
For detailed information about the licensing mechanism description, see the Getting Started section in “Magic-
Draw UserManual.pdf”
Related section
“MagicDraw UserManual.pdf”
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Working with BPMN 2.0 Projects
1.4 Working with BPMN 2.0 Projects
A BPMN2 project provides a workspace for business process modeling. The Business Process Modeling and
Notation (BPMN) elements and validation rules are available in this project.
To create a new workspace for an empty project:
1. Do one of the following:
• Click File on the main menu and select New Project.
• Click the New Project icon on the File toolbar.
• Press Ctrl + N.
2. In the New Project dialog, click the BPMN2 Project icon
3. Type the filename in the Name box.
4. Click the “...” button to locate where to store your new project.
5. Click OK.
Related section
• “Working with Projects” in the MagicDraw User Manual
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CONCEPTS
A Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) standard provides the capability to understand internal
business procedures in a graphical notation and gives organizations the ability to communicate these proce-
dures in a standard manner. Furthermore, the graphical notation facilitates the understanding of the perfor-
mance collaborations and business transactions between organizations. This will ensure that organizations
understand themselves and the other business participants better.
The BPMN 2.0 standard consists of the following three major parts:
(i) Process, which shows business processes, events, and messages.
(ii) Collaboration, which shows how a process is implemented among collaborators and displays
details of conversations among participants.
(iii) Choreography, which provides a view of message/information flows among participants.
Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition supports BPMN 2.0 profile, diagrams, usability features for business
process modeling, samples, and user guides.
Cameo Business Modeler Analyst Edition provides support for all of the three BPMN 2.0 diagrams as follows:
(i) Process diagram, which shows business processes, events, and messages.
(ii) Collaboration diagram, which shows how a process is implemented among collaborators and
defines conversations among participants in details.
(iii) Choreography diagram, which shows a flowchart view of messages or information among partic-
ipants.
The “Concepts” chapter contains the following sections:
• “Common BPMN 2.0 Elements” on page 10
• “BPMN Process Diagram” on page 36
• “BPMN Collaboration Diagram” on page 46
• “BPMN Choreography Diagram” on page 52
• “BPMN Tables” on page 59
• “BPMN Resources Usage Matrix” on page 61
• “Elements Numbering” on page 62
• “Validation Rules” on page 67
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Common BPMN 2.0 Elements
2.1 Common BPMN 2.0 Elements
The following section defines the BPMN elements that can be used in more than one type of BPMN diagram
such as Process, Collaboration, Conversation, and Choreography diagrams.
2.1.1 Definitions
The Definitions element is a root model in a BPMN project. This element is the outermost containing object for
all BPMN elements (Figure 1). It defines the visibility scope and the namespace for all of the BPMN elements in
a model.
Figure 1 -- The Definitions Element in the Containment Tree
2.1.2 Artifacts
Artifacts provide modelers with the capability to show additional information about a process. This information
is not directly related to a sequence or message flow of the process.
2.1.2.1 Anchor
Element Stereotype Icon
Anchor n/a
An Anchor is used to associate a Text Annotation, Note, or Comment with the other diagram elements (Fig-
ure 2).
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