Start Event Triggers

Question

In BPMN 1.1 specification, there are 6 Start Event Types.
I can Timer in BPM 10g studio.
Does Message Wait and Send Message in BPM 10g implement Message trigger at BPMN 1.1?
Where are None, Conditional, Signal, and Multiple in OBPM 10g?

Answer 1

In BPMN 1.1 specification, there are 6 Start Event Types.I can Timer in BPM 10g studio.
Does Message Wait and Send Message in BPM 10g implement Message trigger at BPMN 1.1?
Where are None, Conditional, Signal, and Multiple in OBPM 10g? >
It's a valid point. In Oracle BPM 10g, you can achieve the effect of the 6 BPMN start events, but the icons representing the most of the start events did not all show up in the process modeling tool until 11g.
Plain - this event is the default Begin activity in the Oracle BPM 10g process. While BPMN 1.1 specifies that the first activity can be one of the 6 listed here, Oracle BPM 10g always uses the Plain start event in its model.
Message - I know this is non-intuitive, but process instances can be created in a variety of different ways (e.g. PAPI, a subprocess flow invoking it, a Global Creation, logic from inside an activity, etc.). As it gets created you have a choice to use the default set of input arguments - this is the "BeginIn" mapping. Alternatively, you can create any number of other mappings with different sets of input argument variables. If you use an argument mapping other than the default "BeginIn", then you can right mouse click the Begin activity and click "Add a Message Based Transition". This creates a BPMN message transition. In Oracle BPM 10g you will see that the process still has a Plain start event, but in this scenario you will see a Message transition coming out of the Begin. It's functionally working the same, but modelled differently than what you might expect to see.
Timer - this is one where the functionality is suppported but the icons do not show up in the process. You can create a timer start event by using a Global Automatic activity and setting it to create instances at specific times or intervals. Visually, you will see a Plain start event in the process, but you will also see a Global Automatic activity separate from the process. The Global Automatic controls the timer and is separate from the Begin activity. It's functionally working the same, but modelled differently than what you might expect to see.
Conditional - this is supported somewhat from both modeling and execution. Again there is not Conditional start trigger. There is still a Plain start event, but you achieve the same result by adding a conditional transition and have it leave the Begin activity in the process. it's functionally working the same, but modelled differently than what you might expect to see.
Signal - this is supported from inside the process, but the start event is handled by the Plain start event.
Multiple - this too is supported from inside the process, but the start event for Multiple is also caught by the Plain start event.
Dan