Pool

Introduction

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A Pool is the graphical representation of a Participant in a Collaboration. A Participant can be a specific PartnerEntity (e.g., a company) or can be a more general PartnerRole (e.g., a buyer, seller, or manufacturer). A Pool MAY or MAY NOT reference a Process. A Pool is NOT REQUIRED to contain a Process, i.e., it can be a “black box.”

— BPMN 2.0.2 Standard, 9.3, Pool and Participant

Processes in BPMN models are often wrapped in a so-called pool which is further divided into lanes.

A process does not necessarily need a pool to be executable. However, a pool with lanes can help to make the model clearer.

Properties

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