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3686267 - Custom attributes not visible in BPMN XML import/export for SAP Signavio

Symptom

  • Custom attributes are not appearing upon importing a BPMN diagram to a new workspace.
  • Importing the BPMN XML into another workspace results in missing IDs, causing broken linkages in the model. 

Environment

• Import functionality for SAP Signavio Process Manager.
• Export functionality for SAP Signavio Process Manager.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Export a BPMN diagram to XML format using SAP Signavio Process Manager.
  2. Import the exported BPMN XML file into a new workspace.
  3. Verify that custom attributes are not visible in the imported diagram. 

Cause

Attributes of type "dictionary link" contain the link information as "/glossary". When the BPMN XML is imported into another workspace, the given IDs do not exist there, resulting in no working linkage in the model.

Resolution

  1. 1. Use SGX import/export functionality to ensure dictionary items are created in the new workspace.
  2. Refer to the SAP Signavio Process Manager user guide for SGX import/export functionality: Export SGX functionality user guide.

See Also

3215391 - In Process Manager Explorer, a number of custom attributes are not included in 'Process characteristics with element details' report

Keywords

BPMN, XML, custom attributes, import, export, SAP Signavio Process Manager, dictionary link, glossary ID, SGX, workspace, missing attributes, diagram import, attribute linkage, process manager, BPMN export, BPMN import, BPMN diagram, XML file, attribute mapping, workspace import, workspace export, SAP Signavio, diagram attributes, attribute synchronization, process modeling, process diagram, XML linkage, SGX functionality, attribute transfer, BPMN workspace, glossary linkage  , KBA , BPI-SIG-CA-INT , Import / Export for SAP Signavio , Problem

Product

SAP Signavio Process Manager all versions