Start events
- BPMN element:
<bpmn2:startEvent>
and a child element that defines the event type as shown in the following image: - Description: Acts as a process trigger and can only be a catching event.
The supported start events are as follows (see the preceding image, left to right):
- None
- Message:
<bpmn2:messageEventDefinition>
- Timer:
<bpmn2:timerEventDefinition>
- Escalation:
<bpmn2:escalationEventDefinition>
- Conditional:
<bpmn2:conditionalEventDefinition>
- Error:
<bpmn2:errorEventDefinition>
- Compensation:
<bpmn2:compensationEventDefinition>
- Signal:
<bpmn2:signalEventDefinition>