Creating a business process definition (BPD)

To model a process, you must create a business process definition (BPD). A BPD is a reusable model of a process, defining what is common to all runtime instances of that process model.

1. Start IBM® Process Designer and create a process application or open an existing process application in Process Designer. To create a process application, click Create New Process App.
2. In Process Designer view, click the plus sign next to Processes and select Business Process Definition from the list.
3. In the New Business Process Definition window, enter a name for the BPD and click Finish.
4. The process diagram is displayed with the following initial modeling constructs:
   

   Table 1. Initial default modeling constructs

   Number	Default name	Description
   1	Participant lane	A default lane for user tasks. You can change the name by selecting the lane and editing its properties.
   2	System lane	A default lane for system tasks. You can change the name by selecting the lane and editing its properties.
   3	Start event	Each BPD automatically includes a start event.
   4	End event	Each BPD automatically includes an end event.

5. Design your process by dragging additional modeling constructs from the palette onto the diagram area.
6. To specify the details for a modeling construct, select it in the diagram and edit the properties in the Properties view.