Data Store Element

Add, delete, and configure Data Store element in your Process model.
Don't Know What a Data Store Element Is?
See Process Modeling Element Descriptions for a description of the Data Store element.
Permissions Required
Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to configure a Data Store element in the Process model unless your user account has the Make this user a Super Admin setting selected:
Processes: Edit Processes
Processes: View Processes
See the Process permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.
Add a Data Store Element to the Process Model
​Permissions are required to do this.​
Follow these steps to add a Data Store element to the Process model:
1.​View your Processes. The Processes page displays.
2.​Create a new Process or click the Open Modeler icon
to edit the selected Process model. Process Modeler displays.
3.Locate the Data Store element in the Elements and Connectors palette that is to the left of the Process Modeler canvas. If the Hide Menus button​
is enabled, the Elements and Connectors palette displays the Data Store element's icon
.
 
4.Drag the element into the Process model canvas where you want to place it. If a Pool element is in your Process model, the Data Store element cannot be placed outside of the Pool element.  
Data Store Element
After the element is placed into the Process model, you may adjust its location in the following ways:
Move the element by dragging it to a new location.
​Select the element with other elements and/or connectors, and then move them collectively by dragging them to new locations in relation to one another.
​Align and/or distribute the element in relation to other selected elements and/or connectors.
Moving a Data Store element has the following limitations in regards to the following Process model elements:
Pool element: If the Data Store element is inside of a Pool element, it cannot be moved outside of the Pool element. If you attempt to do so, Process Modeler places the Data Store element inside the Pool element closest to where you attempt to move it.
Lane element: If the Data Store element is inside of a Lane element, it can be moved to another Lane element in the same Pool element. However, the Data Store element cannot be moved outside of the Pool element.
Change a Data Store Element's Color
See Change a Process Model Object's Color. 
Copy a Data Store Element
See Copy Elements and Connectors into the Clipboard.
Clone a Data Store Element
See Clone Elements and Connectors Without the Clipboard.
Delete a Data Store Element
See Delete Elements and Connectors.
Data Store Element Settings
The Data Store element has the following panels that contain settings:
Configuration panel
​Edit the element name​
Documentation panel (available when the Documentation package is installed)
​Edit the element's description displayed in Process documentation​
Advanced panel
​Edit the node's identifier value​
Configuration Panel Settings
Edit the Element Name
Process Modeler automatically assigns a default name to a new Data Store element. However, change the name to provide context to your Process model.
​Permissions are required to do this.​
Follow these steps to edit the name for a Data Store element:
1.Select the Data Store element from the Process model in which to edit its name. Panels to configure this element display.
2.Expand the Configuration panel if it is not presently expanded. The Name setting displays. 
 
3.In the Name setting, edit the selected element's name to display in the Process model and then press Enter.
Documentation Panel Settings
Edit the Element's Description Displayed in Process Documentation
If the Documentation package is installed, describe the element's purpose and how it functions in the Process. This description does not affect Requests for the Process, but may be useful for Process model maintenance such as how the element is configured. Edit information by using the What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) rich text editor.
A Process's entered documentation displays by selecting the View Documentation icon for that Process. 
Package Required
The Documentation package must be installed to view or edit the documentation for a Process element. Use the Documentation package to view documentation for Processes that includes an image of the Process map and entered description of its elements and connectors.
Follow these steps to edit the description for an element:
1.Select the element from the Process model in which to edit its description. Panels to configure this element display.
2.Expand the Documentation panel if it is not presently expanded. The Description setting displays.
 
3.In the Description setting, edit the information to display when viewing documentation for this element and then press Enter. Alternatively, use the What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) rich text editor to stylize your text by clicking the More icon
.
 
Follow these guidelines to use the WYSIWYG rich text editor to stylize your text:
Undo changes: Click on the
icon to undo the last action.
Redo changes: Click on the
icon to redo the last undone action.
Insert/Edit Link: Click on the
icon to convert the selected text into a hyperlink. Follow these steps to create a hyperlink: 
1.Select the required text from the Rich Text control.
2.Click on the
icon. The Insert/Edit Link screen displays.  
 
3.In the URL setting, enter the destination URL.
4.In the Text to display setting, edit or enter the text displayed in the Rich Text control.
5.In the Title setting, enter the text to display when a user hovers over the displayed text.
6.From Open link in… drop-down menu, select one of these options:
New window: Select this option to open the destination page in a new browser window.
Current window: Select this option to open the destination page in the current browser window.
Insert/Edit Image: Click on the Insert/Edit Image icon
to insert an image. Follow these guidelines: 
1.Click on the Insert/Edit Image icon
. 
2.The Insert/Edit Image screen displays:
 
 
3.In the Source setting, enter a URL for the image. 
4.In the Alternative Description setting, enter the text to display if the source URL of the image is not accessible.
5.In the Width setting, enter the maximum width for the image. 
6.In the Height setting, enter the maximum height for the image. 
7.Toggle the Constrain Proportions icon
to maintain the width-height ratio of the image to its original proportion. 
8.Click Save. 
Insert Page Break for PDF: Click on the Insert Page Break for PDF icon
to insert a page break when a PDF document is created for this documentation if your browser supports this feature. 
Format text: Follow these guidelines to format text:
Headings: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Headings and then select a heading size.
Bold: Do one of the following:
From the editor toolbar, select the
icon.
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Bold.
Italics: Do one of the following:
From the editor toolbar, select the
icon.
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Italic.
Underline: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Underline.
Strikethrough: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Strikethrough.
Superscript: From the Paragraph/ Formats menu, select Inline and then Superscript.
Subscript: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Subscript.
Code: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Inline and then Code.
Paragraph: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Paragraph.
Blockquote: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Blockquote.
Division: From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Div.
Preformatted:  From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Blocks and then Pre.
Change text color: Use the Text Color drop-down to change text color. Click on the
icon. The color palette displays. Do one of the following:
Select one of the color swatches from the color palette. The selected text changes to that color.
Click the
icon to select a custom color from the Color Picker.
Click the
icon to reset the text to its default color.
Align text: Follow these guidelines to align text:
Left align: Do one of the following:
From the editor toolbar, use the
icon to left-align text.
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Left.
Center align: Do one of the following:
From the editor toolbar, use the
icon to center-align text.
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Center.
Right align: Do one of the following:
From the editor toolbar, use the
icon to right-align text.
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Right.
Justify: Do one of the following:
From the editor toolbar, use the
icon to justify text. 
From the Paragraph/Formats menu, select Align and then Justify.
Insert a bullet list: Use the
icon to format text as a bulleted list.
Insert a numbered list:  Use the
icon to format text as a numbered list.
Indent text: Click on the
icon to increase text indenting.
Outdent text: Click on the
icon to decrease text indenting.
Advanced Panel Settings
Edit the Node's Identifier Value
Process Modeler automatically assigns a unique value to each Process node added to a Process model. However, a node's identifier value can be changed if it is unique to all other nodes in the Process model, including the Process model's identifier value.
​Permissions are required to do this.​
All identifier values for all nodes in the Process model must be unique.
Follow these steps to edit the identifier value for a Data Store element:
1.Select the Data Store element from the Process model in which to edit its identifier value. Panels to configure this element display.
2.Expand the Advanced panel if it is not presently expanded. The Node Identifier setting displays. This is a required setting.
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3.In the Node Identifier setting, edit the element's identifier to a unique value from all nodes in the Process model and then press Enter.
Related Topics
Process Modeling Element Descriptions
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