Standard methodology

Standard methodological links are provided by Modelio’s ModelerModule. They are used to link elements from UML, BPMN, ArchiMate, and Analyst.

Most of these links are visible in the Properties view, and are also taken into account in diagrams to activate smart interactions during unmasking.

Link	Label	Source	Destination	Description
«AbstractMethodologicalLink»	N/A	ModelElement	ModelElement	Abstract methodology link meant to be extended by every other methodology link.
«Allocated»	Allocated	ModelElement	KPI	Allocation of a KPI to a model element. Example: KPI "Maximal process duration" allocated to a "process order" process
«Called»	Active	BpmnCallActivity	ApplicationProcess	Link describing which behaviour is triggered when the activity is activated.
BpmnCallActivity	BusinessProcess
BpmnCallActivity	Operation
BpmnCallActivity	Behavior
BpmnReceiveTask	Operation
BpmnSendTask	Operation
BpmnServiceTask	Operation
BpmnServiceTask	BusinessService
«Event»	Event	BpmnEvent	ApplicationEvent	Link binding the model’s events or signals to the BPMN process' events
BpmnEvent	BusinessEvent
BpmnEvent	TechnologyEvent
BpmnEvent	Signal
«PartitionElement»	Process actor	BpmnLane	BusinessActor	Link binding BPMN Lanes (responsible for a set of actions in a process) to the selected model element (actors, organization units, application…). Example: the Actor "Sales Representative" is linked to a Lane in the "process order" Process)
BpmnLane	BusinessRole
BpmnLane	Actor
BpmnLane	Package
BpmnLane	Component
BpmnLane	Class
BpmnLane	Node
BpmnLane	ApplicationComponent
«Process»	Process link	BpmnProcess	ApplicationProcess	Equivalence link between BPMN processes and ArchiMate processes. The BPMN Processes describe the ArchiMate processes.
BpmnProcess	BusinessProcess
BpmnProcess	TechnologyProcess
«Reference»	Cross-model reference	BpmnInterface	GeneralClass	Associates an element represented in a BPMN process to a model element. (Example: a participant in a BPMN collaboration is associated to an actor)
BpmnItemDefinition	GeneralClass
BpmnOperation	Operation
BpmnParticipant	Package
BpmnParticipant	BusinessActor
BpmnParticipant	BusinessRole
BpmnParticipant	ApplicationComponent
BpmnParticipant	ApplicationProcess
BpmnParticipant	BusinessProcess
BpmnParticipant	TechnologyProcess
«Represents»	Represents	BpmnDataInput	Parameter	Instanciation/Use of a model element within a process. Ex: the Data Object "OrderReceived" in a BPMN process is an occurrence of the "Order" Business Object (Class).
BpmnDataObject	Artifact
BpmnDataObject	BusinessObject
BpmnDataObject	DataObject
BpmnDataObject	Product
BpmnDataOutput	Parameter
BpmnItemAwareElement	AssociationEnd
BpmnItemAwareElement	Attribute
BpmnItemAwareElement	Instance
BpmnItemAwareElement	GeneralClass
BpmnMessage	GeneralClass
BpmnParticipant	Classifier
BpmnMessage	BusinessObject
BpmnMessage	DataObject
BpmnMessage	Artifact
BpmnMessage	Product
«State»	State link	BpmnDataState	State	Link showing the occurrence of a UML state within a BPMN process. Example: The state "In progress" of the business object "Order" is the current state of a data object "OrderReceived" in a BPMN process.
BpmnItemAwareElement	State
BpmnMessage	State

Link

Label

Source

Destination

Description

«AbstractMethodologicalLink»

N/A

ModelElement

Abstract methodology link meant to be extended by every other methodology link.

«Allocated»

Allocated

ModelElement

KPI

Allocation of a KPI to a model element.
Example: KPI "Maximal process duration" allocated to a "process order" process

«Called»

Active

BpmnCallActivity

ApplicationProcess

Link describing which behaviour is triggered when the activity is activated.

BpmnCallActivity

BusinessProcess

BpmnCallActivity

Operation

BpmnCallActivity

Behavior

BpmnReceiveTask

Operation

BpmnSendTask

Operation

BpmnServiceTask

Operation

BpmnServiceTask

BusinessService

«Event»

Event

BpmnEvent

ApplicationEvent

Link binding the model’s events or signals to the BPMN process' events

BpmnEvent

BusinessEvent

BpmnEvent

TechnologyEvent

BpmnEvent

Signal

«PartitionElement»

Process actor

BpmnLane

BusinessActor

Link binding BPMN Lanes (responsible for a set of actions in a process) to the selected model element (actors, organization units, application…).
Example: the Actor "Sales Representative" is linked to a Lane in the "process order" Process)

BpmnLane

BusinessRole

BpmnLane

Actor

BpmnLane

Package

BpmnLane

Component

BpmnLane

Class

BpmnLane

Node

BpmnLane

ApplicationComponent

«Process»

Process link

BpmnProcess

ApplicationProcess

Equivalence link between BPMN processes and ArchiMate processes. The BPMN Processes describe the ArchiMate processes.

BpmnProcess

BusinessProcess

BpmnProcess

TechnologyProcess

«Reference»

Cross-model reference

BpmnInterface

GeneralClass

Associates an element represented in a BPMN process to a model element. (Example: a participant in a BPMN collaboration is associated to an actor)

BpmnItemDefinition

GeneralClass

BpmnOperation

Operation

BpmnParticipant

Package

BpmnParticipant

BusinessActor

BpmnParticipant

BusinessRole

BpmnParticipant

ApplicationComponent

BpmnParticipant

ApplicationProcess

BpmnParticipant

BusinessProcess

BpmnParticipant

TechnologyProcess

«Represents»

Represents

BpmnDataInput

Parameter

Instanciation/Use of a model element within a process.
Ex: the Data Object "OrderReceived" in a BPMN process is an occurrence of the "Order" Business Object (Class).

BpmnDataObject

Artifact

BpmnDataObject

BusinessObject

BpmnDataObject

DataObject

BpmnDataObject

Product

BpmnDataOutput

Parameter

BpmnItemAwareElement

AssociationEnd

BpmnItemAwareElement

Attribute

BpmnItemAwareElement

Instance

BpmnItemAwareElement

GeneralClass

BpmnMessage

GeneralClass

BpmnParticipant

Classifier

BpmnMessage

BusinessObject

BpmnMessage

DataObject

BpmnMessage

Artifact

BpmnMessage

Product

«State»

State link

BpmnDataState

State

Link showing the occurrence of a UML state within a BPMN process.
Example: The state "In progress" of the business object "Order" is the current state of a data object "OrderReceived" in a BPMN process.

BpmnItemAwareElement

State

BpmnMessage

State