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# Error start event

This event catches named errors. This event is only used inside of an event sub-process that starts when an error with the matching error code occurs in the parent process.

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## 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.      |
| Error code          | The code of an error definition.                                      |
| Error variable name | The name of the variable that contains the error code.                |
| Error mapping       | Map the name of the source property of an error to a target variable. |

## Advanced properties

| Property            | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Interrupting        | Whether the parent executions will be terminated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Execution listeners | <p>Allows you to invoke Java logic after certain events:</p><ul><li><strong>Start</strong>: Executes after the activity has been started.</li><li><strong>End</strong>: Executes after the activity was completed.</li><li><strong>Transition</strong>: When defined on a sequence flow, executes once the flow is transition is taken.</li></ul> |

## 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.     |