Start Event
Understand BPMN Start Events, their types, and how they initiate business processes in your models.
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Events
Introduction
Events are triggers that initiate, modify, or complete a process. They are represented by circles containing symbols that indicate the event type.
- A start event is shown as a circle with a thin border.
- An end event is shown as a circle with a thick border.
- An intermediate event is shown as a circle with a double-edged border.
For more information on specific event types, see the document links below.
All Events with Their Corresponding Symbols
| Start | Intermediate | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Normal | Event Sub process | Event Sub process non-interrupt | Catch | Boundary | Boundary non-interrupt | Throw | |
| None | ||||||||
| Message | ||||||||
| Timer | ||||||||
| Conditional | ||||||||
| Link | ||||||||
| Signal | ||||||||
| Error | ||||||||
| Escalation | ||||||||
| Termination | ||||||||
| Compensation | ||||||||
| Cancel | ||||||||
| Multiple | ||||||||
| Multiple Parallel | ||||||||