IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Authoring services in Integration Designer > Developing business processes > Building business state machines > Create a business state machine
Adding a state to a business state machine
A state is one of several discrete individual stages that represent a business transaction. An individual state begins with a waiting period during which it listens to a particular set of events, and it finishes with a reaction that is appropriate to the event that was received.
To add a state, proceed as follows:
Procedure
- In the palette, click the state that you want to add to your business state machine.
- Drag the cursor out over the canvas. You will notice that the icon beside your cursor has a plus symbol when you are at a place where you are allowed to drop the state. When the cursor becomes a crossed out circle, continue moving the cursor until it becomes a plus sign again.
- Click the area of the canvas where you want to drop the state.
Results
Your newly created state will appear on the canvas.
Create a business state machine
Related tasks:
Work with composite states
Adding an entry or an exit to a state
Adding a transition to a business state machine