Unable to split the connector name into two lines in BPM Suite 6.1

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Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Business Process Management Suite (BPM Suite) 6.1.x

Issue

It is not possible to split a connector name into two lines. After saving, everything is placed at the same line.

Resolution

A workaround for sequence flows is in the case a longer name is needed to make the sequence flow line long enough for that text to fit in. Also, there is always an option for the user to add a Text Annotation node to the sequence flows or other components. This node is purely cosmetic and allows users to place additional text / description / explanation of certain nodes in the process.

Root Cause

According to BZ1233981 comment-3:

For nodes that have a width+height (like tasks, subprocesses etc) the name text is placed inside the node. In these cases we do have the ability to fill the space of the node with text and put the text within the boundaries of the node shape.
For Sequence Flows since they are lines we have to place the name above the line. There is no shape (with+height) so we have to place the text in a single line.

Diagnostic Steps

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Create a simple process and add a connector;
  2. Name it and split the name into two lines (i.e. Sample Name)
  3. Save , close and re-open the process.

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