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
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. The shortcut menu opens.
2. Click Insert Lane. If it is a horizontal pool, the lane appears at the bottom. If it is a vertical pool, the lane appears on the right.

Inserting Lanes by an Existing Lane Using the Diagram Shortcut Menu

1. Right-click in a lane. 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 is 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, the lane appears at the bottom of the pool. If it is a vertical pool, the lane appears 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 then select New > Lane.
2. Select either Above or Below from the pull-right menu. If it is a horizontal pool, a lane appears either above or below the selected lane, or if it is a vertical pool, 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 then select Insert Lane > Within Lane.
• Select the Nested Lane icon () from the Business Process Objects palette, and then click once in an existing lane.