This content applies to version 7.5.4 or later. In
service models, capabilities represent candidate services, some of
which may move forward for further design and eventual implementation.
A capability typically represents a level of abstraction that bridges
the business process model's concept of a business capability and
the more precise and complete IT domain. From an IT perspective,
a capability represents a service at a fairly high level of abstraction,
but typically defines the operations that the service provides.
About this task
You can create a capability from a business process model
element or from scratch.
To create a capability:
Procedure
- In the Palette, click beside Capability;
and complete one of the following steps:
- To create a capability from a BPMN element, click Capability
from a BPMN element.
- To create a capability not associated with a business process
model element, click Capability.
- Type a name for the capability or specify the BPMN element
from which to create the capability.
- Optional: Specify traceability links if you
didn't have them created automatically.
- Click OK.
Example
A capability is created with the process or lane name
for the capability, and each task in the BPMN element becomes an operation
in the capability.
You can also create a capability from a BPMN
process: In the
Project Explorer view, right-click
a process; then click . Specify
a target element and operation and click
OK.