Setting the Properties for Start Event

This topic describes the procedure to set the properties for the Start event.

A business process model should have only one Start event to indicate the start of the process. A Start event has at least one outgoing connector and does not have any incoming connectors.

1. Select a starting point and click (Business Process Model) to open an existing business process model.
2. Double-click the Start event in the business process model. Alternatively, right-click the Start event and select Properties. The Start Event Properties - Start pane appears. For more information refer to Start Event Properties Interface.
3. Click the General tab and provide a Description for the Start event.
4. Select the Trigger Type for the Start event.

   If you select Trigger Type as...	Then...
   Message	Drag an activity input message or Process Specific Messages from Workspace Documents (Explorer View) > <Solution> > <Project> to the Start event.
   Timer	Create a scheduler before or after selecting this trigger type. Select Timer. In the Workspace Documents (Explorer View) > <Solution> > <Project>, drag-drop the business process model on to a scheduler to initiate the business process flow.
   No Message or Timer	No input message or time is required to start the process.

5. Click the Monitoring tab to enable/disable monitoring and store recovery point for the activity.

   Note:
   This tab is visible only if the selected Trigger Type is Message.

6. Click the Annotation tab and type additional comments or notes on the Start event, if any.

You have successfully set the properties for the Start event.