2.2.1BPMN Process Types

The implementations claiming Process Modeling Conformance MUST support the following BPMN packages:

The BPMN core elements, which include those defined in the Infrastructure, Foundation, Common, and Service packages (see Clause 8).

Process diagrams, which include the elements defined in the Process, Activities, Data, and Human Interaction packages (see Clause 10).

Collaboration diagrams, which include Pools and Message Flow (see Clause 9).

Conversation diagrams, which include Pools, Conversations, and Conversation Links (see Clause 9).

As an alternative to full Process Modeling Conformance, there are three conformance sub-classes defined:

Descriptive Analytic

Common Executable

Descriptive is concerned with visible elements and attributes used in high-level modeling. It should be comfortable for analysts who have used BPA flowcharting tools.

Analytic contains all of Descriptive and in total about half of the constructs in the full Process Modeling Conformance Class. It is based on experience gathered in BPMN training and an analysis of user-patterns in the Department of Defense Architecture Framework and planned standardization for that framework.

Both Descriptive and Analytic focus on visible elements and a minimal subset of supporting attributes/elements.

Common Executable focuses on what is needed for executable process models.

Elements and attributes not in these sub-classes are contained in the full Process Modeling Conformance class.

The elements for each sub-class are defined in the next sub clause.