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Cdn_Dev
Cdn_Dev

Reputation: 765

Solution for a bpmn diagram with multiple, related inclusive gateways

I've designed a complicated bpmn solution and am having trouble finding information that explains the behavior that's occurring. I could derive the behavior from testing but that could take a long time, as the tool I'm using is quite cumbersome.

Here's a picture of the diagram, in hopes that someone will be able to explain the behavior that's occurring.

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What's happening is this:

  1. 'Approval Process' splits into four branches, the bottom branch being based on a conditional.
  2. The top two branches converge on an inclusive gateway
  3. The third branch converges on a different inclusive gateway
  4. The fourth branch converges on both the original inclusive gateway, as well as the later inclusive gateway

I've included a few notes on the diagram to explain where it is failing. The task near the top right is never hit, and I believe consequently the final process isn't hit either. Anyone know where it's going wrong?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3976

Answers (1)

Cdn_Dev
Cdn_Dev

Reputation: 765

It turns out that the diagram above is defined how we wanted it to be. The issue turned out to be that the task which 'wasn't firing' was actually not given visibility for the type of user that we were running the workflow as. Since we couldn't see the task, we couldn't complete it, and so the final gateway was not progressing because an active branch was yet to reach it.

Doh!

Upvotes: 1

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