Adding a message event to a BPD

Start building the sample integration by adding a message event to a business process definition (BPD).

About this task

To build a sample inbound integration, you can start by adding a message event to a simple BPD as described in the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Create a simple BPD that contains two activities like the one shown in the following image. (If you need detailed instructions, see Creating a business process definition (BPD) .)
  2. Drag an Intermediate Event component from the palette onto the BPD diagram so that it falls between the two activities.
  3. In the text box that displays over the event, type a name for the event. For this sample, you can type: Incoming Message Event.
  4. Click the Implementation option in the properties. The default implementation for Intermediate Events that are included in the process flow is Message.
  5. If not already selected, click the drop-down list and choose Receiving from the available message types.
  6. Use the Sequence Flow tool to connect the BPD components as shown in the following example: This screen capture shows the BPD diagram created by following the preceding steps.
  7. Save your work.
Parent topic: Building a sample inbound integration