In the Processes design, add two new elements similar to the Link Events elements of the BPMN notation:
The goal is to facilitate the design and make complex process diagrams more understandable.
Link To
- Should have only incoming connectors (can have many), no outgoing
- Should have a mandatory property indicating the Link From element to where it connects (can have only one Link From element specified here)
Link From
- Should have only outgoing connectors (can have many), no incoming
- Should have a mandatory property indicating the Link To elements from where it connects (can have many Link To elements specified here)
A pair Link To/Link From would replace a direct connector between two elements in the process, avoiding overlaps and making the overall process diagram more understandable, especially when we have complex processes with lots of activities and connections.
For example, a process with a design like this, where there are many connectors to the CompleteDetails human activity:
Could be transformed into something like this:
