bpmn

Create business process diagrams using PlantUML syntax with BPMN, EIP, and Lean Mapping stencil icons. Best for workflow automation, approval chains,…

INSTALLATION
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SKILL.md

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Mxgraph Stencil Syntax

mxgraph.<library>.<icon> "Label" as <alias>

BPMN Stencil Family ( mxgraph.bpmn.* )

Events — Circle shapes for process triggers and outcomes:

Icon

Meaning

mxgraph.bpmn.event.start

Start Event

mxgraph.bpmn.event.end

End Event

mxgraph.bpmn.event.terminateEnd

Terminate End

mxgraph.bpmn.event.timerStart

Timer Start

mxgraph.bpmn.event.timerCatching

Timer Intermediate

mxgraph.bpmn.event.messageStart

Message Start

mxgraph.bpmn.event.messageCatching

Message Catching

mxgraph.bpmn.event.messageEnd

Message End

mxgraph.bpmn.event.errorEnd

Error End

mxgraph.bpmn.event.errorBound

Error Boundary

mxgraph.bpmn.event.signalStart

Signal Start

mxgraph.bpmn.event.signalEnd

Signal End

Gateways — Diamond shapes for branching/merging:

Icon

Meaning

mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.exclusive

Exclusive Gateway (XOR)

mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.parallel

Parallel Gateway (AND)

mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.inclusive

Inclusive Gateway (OR)

mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.complex

Complex Gateway

Tasks — Use rectangle for tasks, stencil markers for typed tasks:

Icon

Meaning

mxgraph.bpmn.user_task

User Task

mxgraph.bpmn.service_task

Service Task

mxgraph.bpmn.script_task

Script Task

mxgraph.bpmn.manual_task

Manual Task

mxgraph.bpmn.business_rule_task

Business Rule Task

Data — Document-like shapes:

Icon

Meaning

mxgraph.bpmn.data2.dataObject

Data Object

mxgraph.bpmn.data2.dataInput

Data Input

mxgraph.bpmn.data2.dataOutput

Data Output

EIP Stencil Family ( mxgraph.eip.* )

Icon

Meaning

mxgraph.eip.messageChannel

Message Channel

mxgraph.eip.deadLetterChannel

Dead Letter Channel

mxgraph.eip.content_based_router

Content-Based Router

mxgraph.eip.message_filter

Message Filter

mxgraph.eip.splitter

Splitter

mxgraph.eip.aggregator

Aggregator

mxgraph.eip.message_translator

Message Translator

mxgraph.eip.content_enricher

Content Enricher

mxgraph.eip.messaging_gateway

Messaging Gateway

mxgraph.eip.channel_adapter

Channel Adapter

mxgraph.eip.messaging_bridge

Messaging Bridge

mxgraph.eip.recipient_list

Recipient List

mxgraph.eip.wire_tap

Wire Tap

mxgraph.eip.event_driven_consumer

Event-Driven Consumer

mxgraph.eip.competing_consumers

Competing Consumers

mxgraph.eip.process_manager

Process Manager

Lean Mapping Stencil Family ( mxgraph.lean_mapping.* )

Icon

Meaning

mxgraph.lean_mapping.outside_sources

Supplier / Customer

mxgraph.lean_mapping.manufacturing_process

Process Step

mxgraph.lean_mapping.supermarket

Supermarket (Inventory Buffer)

mxgraph.lean_mapping.fifo_lane

FIFO Lane

mxgraph.lean_mapping.production_kanban

Production Kanban

mxgraph.lean_mapping.withdrawal_kanban

Withdrawal Kanban

mxgraph.lean_mapping.signal_kanban

Signal Kanban

mxgraph.lean_mapping.truck_shipment

Truck Shipment

mxgraph.lean_mapping.operator

Operator

mxgraph.lean_mapping.inventory_box

Inventory

mxgraph.lean_mapping.kaizen_lightening_burst

Kaizen Burst

mxgraph.lean_mapping.mrp_erp

MRP / ERP System

mxgraph.lean_mapping.warehouse

Warehouse

mxgraph.lean_mapping.push_arrow

Push Arrow

mxgraph.lean_mapping.timeline2

Timeline

Connection Types

Syntax

Meaning

Use Case

A --> B

Solid arrow

Sequence flow (task→task)

A ..> B

Dashed arrow

Message flow (cross-pool) / async trigger

A --> B : "label"

Labeled solid

Conditional flow (gateway branch)

A ..> B : "label"

Labeled dashed

Named message / signal

Quick Example

@startuml

left to right direction

mxgraph.bpmn.event.start "Start" as start

rectangle "Review\nRequest" as review

mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.exclusive "Approved?" as gw

rectangle "Process\nOrder" as process

rectangle "Notify\nRejection" as reject

mxgraph.bpmn.event.end "End" as end_ok

mxgraph.bpmn.event.end "End" as end_fail

start --> review

review --> gw

gw --> process : "Yes"

gw --> reject : "No"

process --> end_ok

reject --> end_fail

@enduml

Diagram Types

Type

Purpose

Key Stencils

Example

Order Processing

E-commerce / fulfillment

mxgraph.bpmn.event.*, mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.*

order-processing.md

Approval Workflow

Multi-level approval

mxgraph.bpmn.event.*, mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.*

approval-workflow.md

EIP Messaging

Message routing &#x26; transformation

mxgraph.eip.*

eip-messaging.md

ETL Pipeline

Data extraction &#x26; loading

mxgraph.bpmn.event.*, mxgraph.eip.*

etl-pipeline.md

Value Stream

Lean manufacturing flow

mxgraph.lean_mapping.*

value-stream.md

Microservice Orchestration

Service choreography

mxgraph.bpmn.event.*, mxgraph.eip.*

microservice-orchestration.md

Event-Driven Architecture

Pub/Sub event flows

mxgraph.bpmn.event.*, mxgraph.eip.*

event-driven.md

Customer Service

Support ticket lifecycle

mxgraph.bpmn.event.*, mxgraph.bpmn.gateway2.*

customer-service.md

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