This topic applies only to the IBM Business Process Manager Advanced configuration.

Customizing process terminology

You can use the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) process editor labels for activities and elements.

About this task

The BPEL process editor labels are defined in the table in this topic. You can change the labels as required.

Procedure

To modify the terminology, complete the following steps:

  1. From the main menu, click Window > Preferences.
  2. In the preferences window, expand Business Integration > BPEL Process editor
  3. In the BPEL process editor window, select one of the three options from the following table.
    Option Description
    Plain-language terms Click this option to use the intuitive labels that the product is shipped with.
    Terms from the BPEL specification Click this option to use labels that are identical to those defined in the BPEL specification.
    Externally-supplied terms Click this option to define the labels yourself.

Results

Many of the labels used for activities and elements in the process editor differ from those used in the BPEL specification. Here is a list of the original terms, and how they map to those used in this editor.

Table 1. Table showing relationship between the terminology used in the process editor and that used in the BPEL spec.
BPEL Process editor terminology BPEL terminology
Empty action activity Empty activity
Choice activity Switch activity
Parallel activities Flow activity
Receive case element OnMessage element
Receive choice activity Pick activity
Timeout element OnAlarm element
Partner Partner Link
While Loop While
Parent topic: Key concepts for BPEL business processes