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Sequence flows

Used to show the order of flow elements in a process. Each sequence flow only has one source and one target.

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.

Condition expression

A conditional expression that must evaluate to true for the flow to be followed. All qualifying outgoing sequence flows are followed. Use any expression that evaluates to true or false, such as ${root.needApproval} or ${nextStep == 'approved'}. Conditions are ignored for sequence flows after a parallel gateway.

Skip expression

An expression that bypasses any condition if true and selects the flow.

You must opt-in to enable this feature by setting a process variable _FLOWABLE_SKIP_EXPRESSION_ENABLED with the Boolean value true.

Default flow

Defines the sequence flow as a default.

Advanced properties

Property
Description

Execution listeners

Allows you to invoke Java logic after certain events:

  • Start: Executes after the activity has been started.

  • End: Executes after the activity was completed.

  • Transition: When defined on a sequence flow, executes once the flow is transition is taken.

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.

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