Event Definitions

Structural metamodel for Event Definitions elements, extracted from bpmn-moddle. In-scope per ../conformance.md.

Kind legend: attr = XML attribute, child elem = XML child element, (ref) = ID reference to another element rather than embedded.

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EventDefinition

Abstract type.

Type hierarchy: EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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MessageEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: MessageEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
messageRef	Message	attr (ref)	0..1
operationRef	Operation	child elem (ref)	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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TimerEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: TimerEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
timeDate	Expression	child elem	0..1
timeCycle	Expression	child elem	0..1
timeDuration	Expression	child elem	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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SignalEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: SignalEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
signalRef	Signal	attr (ref)	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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ErrorEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: ErrorEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
errorRef	Error	attr (ref)	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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EscalationEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: EscalationEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
escalationRef	Escalation	attr (ref)	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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CompensateEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: CompensateEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
waitForCompletion	Boolean	attr	0..1	default True
activityRef	Activity	attr (ref)	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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CancelEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: CancelEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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ConditionalEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: ConditionalEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
condition	Expression	child elem	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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LinkEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: LinkEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
name	String	attr	0..1
target	LinkEventDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..1
source	LinkEventDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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TerminateEventDefinition

Type hierarchy: TerminateEventDefinition → EventDefinition → RootElement → BaseElement

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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Message

Type hierarchy: Message → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
name	String	attr	0..1
itemRef	ItemDefinition	attr (ref)	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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Signal

Type hierarchy: Signal → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
structureRef	ItemDefinition	attr (ref)	0..1
name	String	attr	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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Error

Type hierarchy: Error → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
structureRef	ItemDefinition	attr (ref)	0..1
name	String	attr	0..1
errorCode	String	attr	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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Escalation

Type hierarchy: Escalation → RootElement → BaseElement

Own properties:

Name	Type	Kind	Card	Notes
structureRef	ItemDefinition	attr (ref)	0..1
name	String	attr	0..1
escalationCode	String	attr	0..1

Inherited properties (see ancestor pages for details):

Name	From	Type	Kind	Card
id	BaseElement	String	attr	0..1
documentation	BaseElement	Documentation	child elem	0..*
extensionDefinitions	BaseElement	ExtensionDefinition	child elem (ref)	0..*
extensionElements	BaseElement	ExtensionElements	child elem	0..1

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