An edge connects two activities to make them run in sequence. Use the other selection tools to select a set of items on the canvas.

Basic process activities to build a process. For example, select a service task to represent a Web service endpoint.

Events that have an impact (a result), such as a reply, invoke, throw, rethrow, compensate, exit, and break. These are outbound events.

Events caused by a trigger, including wait, receive, and scope handlers, which include fault, termination, event, and compensation. These are inbound events.

Controls the divergence and convergence of sequence flows, including branching, forking, merging, and joining of paths. Includes the BPEL pick activity as an event-based gateway.

Containers to structure a group of activities.

Add labels, shapes, and swimlanes to the canvas. They are ignored in the XML code, but they print. You can anchor a label to an activity.

Save any activity or set of activities from a BPEL drawing as a custom activity. You can reuse the custom activity in other BPEL drawings. By default, the custom palette is hidden when empty. For details, see Creating a Custom Activity.

Use a link to connect two activities to make them run in sequence. Use the other selection tools to select a set of items on the canvas.

Basic process activities to build a process. For example, select an invoke to represent a Web service endpoint.

Select an activity that triggers an event, such as a receive, to start a process.

Select a container or gateway to structure a group of activities.

Select a fault or event handler for a scope.

Add labels, shapes, and swimlanes to the canvas. They are ignored in the XML code, but they print. You can anchor a label to an activity.

Save any activity or set of activities from a BPEL drawing as a custom activity. You can reuse the custom activity in other BPEL drawings. By default, the custom palette is hidden when empty. For details, see Creating a Custom Activity.