Data Associations

A Data Association is used to show the flow of information between Data Elements and Activities. It defines the order of data flow in a process.

A Data Association has a source and a target.

A Data Association appears as a dotted line with an arrowhead.

Data Association attributes

Fill in this field in the Attributes tab:

• Target Reference

  Identifies the target of the Data Association. The target must be a Data Object, Data Input, Data Output or Data Store.

  Select an existing target or create a new one:

  To select an existing target:

  • Click to open the dropdown list and select a target.

  

  To create a new target:

  1. Click New.

  2. In the panel that opens, select the process where you want to create the target and provide a name, a description (optional) and indicate the data type (Item Definition) and default value.

  3. Click Create and select.

• Source Reference

  Identifies the source of the Data Association. The source must be a Data Object, Data Input, Data Output or Data Store.

  Select an existing source or create a new one:

  To select an existing source:

  • Click to open the dropdown list and select a source.

  

  To create a new source:

  1. Click New.

  2. In the panel that opens, select the process where you want to create the source and provide a name, a description (optional) and indicate the data type.

  3. Click Create and select.