Working with BPM Projects

The X4 Repository is organized in projects. Projects have a file system structure and can contain any folders, processes, process components and other files.

The Structure of BPM Projects

BPM projects have a predefined and unchangeable folder structure, which is created automatically when a new BPM project is created. The automatically created folders and subfolders cannot be deleted, moved or renamed.

`Project`	At the top level of a BPM project, process landscapes (`.pld`) can be created.
`Processes`	Within the `Processes` folder, any number of BPM processes (`.bpm`) can be created. This folder also contains the `Activities` folder with its predefined structure.
`Activities`	The `Activities` folder contains the following subfolders, which can contain only predefined files: `Adapters`: Only folders and adapter files (`.fa` and `.tra`) can be created here. `DomainModel`: Any number of `.domainmodel` files can be created in this folder, which contain the definition of the business case data. `Processes`: Here you can store technical processes (`.wrf`) in order to link them to your activities. `Resources`: Resources such as images, text and XML documents and other files can be stored in this folder. `TemproraryFiles`: Temporarily used files are stored in this folder. `Transformations`: Transformations (`.xsl`) and reports (`.rep`) are stored in this folder.
`Resources`	Folders as well as resources such as images, text and XML documents and other files can be stored in this folder.

Creating BPM Projects

There are different options to create BPM projects:

Via New BPM Project on the X4 Designer Welcome page
Via the context menu New > BPM Project within the Projects view
Via the File > New > BPM Project menu

How to create a BPM Project

Select File > New > BPM Project in the X4 Designer.
Select an empty project or an already existing template.
Enter the project name in File name.
Click Finish to create the project.
An empty BPM project with the predefined structure is created within the Projects view.
You can now select and create various elements for your BPM project using the context menu. The available options change depending on where in the tree structure the context menu is opened.

If you select the Expert BPM Project project type when creating the project, you can create an empty BPM project without a predefined folder structure. With this project type, you can work in expert mode and can freely define the folder structure and the elements it contains.

Notes on the usage of BPM projects from older X4 versions:

BPM projects from X4 versions prior to 6.x will automatically be imported into an Expert BPM Project.
Classic BPM Projects from older X4 versions will be automatically transformed into an Expert BPM Project.