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5.8. Different Types of Nodes in Flow Palette

Table 5.3. Different Types of Nodes in Flow Palette

Icon Name Description
Start Event The start of the ruleflow. There can only have one start node. The Start Event cannot have incoming connections and should have one outgoing connection. Whenever the ruleflow process is started, the execution is started here and is automatically forwarded to the first node linked to this Start Event.
End Event A ruleflow file can have multiple End Events. This node should have one incoming connection and no outgoing connections. When an end node is reached in the ruleflow, the ruleflow is terminated (including other remaining active nodes when parallelism is used).
Rule Task Represents a set of rules. A Rule Task node should have one incoming connection and one outgoing connection. The RuleFlowGroup property is used to specify the name of the ruleflow-group representing the set of rules. When a Rule Task node is reached in the ruleflow, the engine will start executing rules that are part of the corresponding ruleflow-group. Execution automatically continues to the next node when there are no more active rules in this ruleflow-group.
Gateway[diverge] Allows you to create branches in your ruleflow. A Gateway[diverge] node should have one incoming connection and two or more outgoing connections.
Gateway[converge] Allows you to synchronize multiple branches. A Gateway[converge] node should have two or more incoming connections and one outgoing connection.
Reusable Sub-Process Represents the invocation of another ruleflow from this ruleflow. A subflow node should have one incoming connection and one outgoing connection. It contains the property processId which specifies the ID of the process that should be executed. When a Reusable Sub-Process node is reached in the ruleflow, the engine will start the process with the given ID. The subflow node will only continue if the other subflow process has terminated its execution. The subflow process is started as an independent process, which means that the subflow process will not be terminated if this process reaches an end node.
Script Task Represents an action that should be executed in this ruleflow. A Script Task node should have one incoming connection and one outgoing connection. It contains the property "action" which specifies the action that should be executed. When a Script Task node is reached in the ruleflow, it will execute the action and continue with the next node. An action should be specified as a piece of (valid) MVEL code.