Inserting Lanes in Pools

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In ER/Studio BA when you create a pool, one lane is also created in that pool. There are several different ways to insert additional lanes in a pool: (1) from the diagram shortcut menu; (2) from the palette; (3) from the Model View tree; and (4) using the insert key. You can also create nested lanes lanes.

Inserting Lanes in a Pool Using the Diagram Shortcut Menu

1 Right-click in the pool header and the shortcut menu opens.

2 Click Insert Lane and if it is a horizontal pool, it is inserted at the bottom. If it is a vertical pool, it is inserted on the right.

Inserting Lanes by an Existing Lane Using the Diagram Shortcut Menu

1 Right-click in a lane and the shortcut menu opens.

2 Click Insert Lane. If it is a horizontal pool you can choose to insert the new lane above or below the selected lane. If it is a vertical pool you can choose to insert the new lane to the left or right of the selected lane.

Inserting Lanes from the Business Process Objects Palette

1 From the Palette, click the Lane icon ( ).

2 When you place the cursor in a pool or lane an indicator appears. This thick double-line indicates where the lane will be dropped (above or below selected lane). In the following example the new lane is inserted below the BPPool lane.

Inserting a Lane from Pool Node in the Model View

You can create a lane in a pool from the pool node in the Model View tree.

1 Right-click the pool node in the Model View tree.

2 Select New > Lane. If it is a horizontal pool, a lane is added to the bottom of the pool. If it is a vertical pool, the lane is added to the right of the pool.

You can also create a lane from a lane node in the Model View tree.

1 Right-click the lane node in the Model View tree and select New > Lane.

2 Then select either Above or Below from the pull-right menu. If it is a horizontal pool, a lane is either added above or below the selected lane, or to the left or right of the selected lane.

Note: In the Model View tree hierarchy, the lanes are always placed above or below the selected lane based on your choice of location.

Inserting a Lane Using the Insert Key

1 Select a pool or lane.

2 Press the Insert (INS) key.

• If pool is selected (in a diagram), and you press the Insert key, the new lane is added to the bottom or to the right.
• If a lane is selected (in a diagram), and you press the Insert key, the new lane is added to the top (above) or to the left.

Creating a Nested Lane

You have two different ways to create a nested lane:

• Right-click in an existing lane and select Insert Lane > Within Lane.
• Select the Nested Lane icon () from the Business Process Objects palette and click once in an existing lane.