Exclusive gateway

Used to create diverging, alternative paths within a process when only one of the alternative paths can be taken.

General properties

Property Description
Model ID The unique identifier of the element within the process model.
Name The name of the element displayed in the diagram.
Documentation A description and any additional information about this element.
Flow order The order in which the outgoing flows will be evaluated and stored in the XML representation of the process.

Advanced properties

Property Description
Asynchronous Whether the activity starts as an asynchronous job, placing a transaction boundary before the activity:
  • No (default): Synchronous.
  • Yes, exclusive: Asynchronous and with no other exclusive asynchronous jobs in the same process run at the same time.
  • Yes, non-exclusive: Asynchronous and can run concurrently with other asynchronous jobs in the same process.
Leave asynchronously Whether the activity leaves as an asynchronous job after it completes, placing a transaction boundary before the process advances to the next element:
  • No (default): Synchronous.
  • Yes, exclusive: Asynchronous and with no other exclusive asynchronous jobs in the same process run at the same time.
  • Yes, non-exclusive: Asynchronous and can run concurrently with other asynchronous jobs in the same process.

Visual properties

Property Description
Font size The font size of the element in the diagram.
Font weight The font weight of the element in the diagram.
Font style The font style of the element in the diagram.
Font color The font color of the element in the diagram.
Background color The background color of the element in the diagram.
Border color The border color of the element in the diagram.