Available State Shapes

you can choose from the 20 shapes available in Workflow Dashboard

Tip

The workflow above generated by setting for each state a given shape using the shape attribute in state description (see State Configuration), then added the fellowing configuration to the workflow dscription: {autoColor:false, noState:#h, stroke:1.5, default:#f9f9f9, linkHead:n, linkStyle:dot, tree:t, direction:lr,} For more details see Workflow Configuration

JSON State Shape values

In this fellowing table you’ll find the shape values that you can use in workflow and state customizations, note that:

• The JSON shape values are case sensitive

• If a value is wrong or not in this list, then the parent default shape will be selected.

Shape	JSON Value
Rectangle	rect
Rounded Rectangle	roundRect
Circle	circle
Ellipse	ellipse
Diamond	diamond
Off Page Up	offPageU
Off Page Down	offPageD
Data	data
Manual	manual
Termination	termination
Preparation	preparation
Card	card
Delay	delay
Document	document
Stored Data	storedData
Display	display
Paper Tape	paperTape
Process	process
Message From	messageFrom
Message To	messageTo

Automatic Sate Shapes Behavior

In this table you can find how automatic option selects a shape according to state specifications, listed by priority: for instance the shape Termination is selected prior the shape Preparation

Tip

The automatic option is actually experimental, because of combination of actions, automatic transitions, preconditions and postcondition may not always select appropriate shape

State	Selected shape
no state	Circle
State without successor	Termination
State with precondition	Preparation
State with postcondition	Diamond
State with Convert to PDF format action	Document
State with action	Rectangle
Default state	Manual operation