Parallel Gateway is used to execute multiple tasks in parallel. In the usual flow, tasks are executed sequentially.
In the shown example, after is
executed, Parallel Gateway
gets
invoked. All the OFSAA components which are placed between Parallel Gateways
are executed simultaneously. It waits till
all components are executed, and then moves to the next activity in the
Process Flow.
This section explains how to design 3 tasks such as RuleType 2, MFModel and Run widget to be executed in parallel.
1. Create a Process Modelling Process.
2. Launch the Process. It displays the Process Flow tab.
3. Click Start from the Tools pane in the floating toolbar and click
on the drawing canvas where you want to place it. This Start activity
indicates the beginning of the Process.
4. Click Parallel Gateway from the Tools
pane in the floating toolbar and click on the drawing canvas where you
want to place it.
5. Click Transition Curve and
click Start
(from where the transition starts) and click
(the
activity to which you want to have the transition).
6. Click RuleType2 from the OFSAA
Widgets pane, and then click the drawing canvas where you want
to place it.
7. Click Transition Curve from
the Tools
pane and
click
Parallel
Gateway and then click
.
8. Configure the RuleType2 widget. For more information, see Configuring OFSAA Tasks in Your Process Flow section.
9. Click MFModel from the OFSAA Widgets pane, and then click the drawing
canvas where you want to place it.
10. Click
Transition Curve
from the Tools
pane and
click
Parallel
Gateway and then click
.
11. Configure the MFModel widget. For more information, see Configuring OFSAA Tasks in Your Process Flow section.
12. Click Run from the OFSAA
Widgets pane, and then click the drawing canvas where you want
to place it.
13. Click
Transition Curve
from the Tools
pane and
click
Parallel
Gateway and then click
.
14. Configure the Run widget. For more information, see Configuring OFSAA Tasks in Your Process Flow section.
15. Click Parallel Gateway from the Tools
pane in the floating toolbar and click on the drawing canvas where you
want to place it.
16. Draw transitions
from RuleType2, MFModel and Run widgets to the merging Parallel
Gateway as shown:
You can drag and position the widgets to avoid overlapping of widgets or transition lines.