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Purpose
The Eclipse BPMN2 Modeler is an open-source graphical tool for authoring and editing files compliant with the OMG BPMN 2.0 standard.Read 8 Oct 2026 · eclipse.org
Intended users
The user guide says the modeler was primarily designed for software architects building artifacts for deployment and execution by a business process engine.Read 4 Oct 2026 · eclipse.dev
Support
The user guide points users to an Eclipse community forum for questions and a Bugzilla tracker for reporting or checking bugs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · eclipse.org
License
The project page lists the Eclipse Public License 1.0 for the project content.Read 8 Oct 2026 · projects.eclipse.org
Compatibility limit
The guide says different BPMN2 Modeler versions correspond to different Graphiti and Eclipse platform versions, and notes potential dependency conflicts when installing multiple Graphiti versions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · eclipse.org
Customization
Plug-in extension points let the editor be customized for specific applications.Read 8 Oct 2026 · projects.eclipse.org
Editor interface
The guide describes a drawing canvas, collapsible tool palette, tabbed property sheets, and an outline viewer with tree and thumbnail views.Read 8 Oct 2026 · eclipse.org
Import support
The guide lists import types for XML Schema, Web Service Definition, BPMN 2.0 diagrams, and Java data types.Read 8 Oct 2026 · eclipse.org
Installation
The user guide instructs users to install the modeler as an Eclipse plug-in through Help → Install New Software using the update site for their Eclipse version.Read 8 Oct 2026 · eclipse.org
jBPM integration
The guide covers a jBPM target-runtime plug-in extension, and describes a wizard for creating processes suitable for deployment to the jBPM engine.Read 8 Oct 2026 · eclipse.org
Latest listed release
The project page lists version 1.5.4, released May 27, 2022.Read 8 Oct 2026 · projects.eclipse.org
Modeling
The project scope includes BPMN 2.0 file creation and editing, process modeling, and choreography modeling.Read 8 Oct 2026 · projects.eclipse.org
Notable limitation
The user guide says Conversation Diagrams are not yet fully supported and were planned as a future enhancement.Read 4 Oct 2026 · eclipse.dev
Runtime support
The project scope includes deploying BPMN resources to a suitable runtime, plus business-process simulation and debugging support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · projects.eclipse.org
Standards
The project scope includes BPMN 2.0 compliant file creation and editing, and conformance for process, execution, and choreography modeling.Read 4 Oct 2026 · projects.eclipse.org
Target runtimes
The user guide describes a target runtime plug-in model for adapting the editor to particular BPM engines, including a jBPM runtime.Read 4 Oct 2026 · eclipse.dev
Validation
The project scope includes process validation, including sequence-flow paths.Read 8 Oct 2026 · projects.eclipse.org

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