Exit loop in BPM?

Based on sap's documentation, loop in bpm works as While, Can anybody explain how to exit a loop in bpm similar to break statement in While loop? Is cancel the right step to use? will it cause potential issues then terminte the bpm normally(Stop)?
Thanks,

Hi,
The "cancel process" option of the control step abruptly terminates the entire process and sets the status to "logically deleted" as per the documentation. Moorthy - if you have found a way to limit the scope of the control step to a block please advise - it does not work for me nor to I see any option for it (I am on SP16 so maybe it is in later SP).
Anyway - when a bpm completes normally the status is set to "completed".
I would suggest that the use of the "cancel process" in a control step is an extreme reaction to a catastrophic failure in your BPM that is unrecoverable. Not the situation that you have. Surely you can make use of local variables, switch statements and loop control to define the proper logical path through your BPM without resorting to canceling the process.
Anyway - the short answer to your original question is this - There is nothing similar to a break statement in a loop control. Cancel process (or cancel step) is not the right way to terminate a loop or step in normal behaviour. It will most likely NOT cause any problems and it WILL terminate the BPM.

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