What is a Compensation Intermediate Throw Event in BPMN?

A Compensation Intermediate Throw Event triggers compensation handlers for completed activities without ending the process. It enables partial rollback scenarios where the process continues after undo operations.

When should I use a Compensation Intermediate Throw Event?

Use Compensation Throw Events for partial rollbacks, retry cleanup, or selective undo scenarios. They trigger reversal of specific completed activities while the process continues execution.

How is the Compensation Intermediate Throw Event different from related elements?

Compensation Intermediate Throw Events trigger undo mid-process, while Compensation End Events trigger undo and terminate. Intermediate events enable selective compensation; End events terminate with compensation.

What is a Compensation Intermediate Throw Event in BPMN?

A Compensation Intermediate Throw Event triggers compensation handlers for completed activities without ending the process. It enables partial rollback scenarios where the process continues after undo operations.

When should I use a Compensation Intermediate Throw Event?

Use Compensation Throw Events for partial rollbacks, retry cleanup, or selective undo scenarios. They trigger reversal of specific completed activities while the process continues execution.

How is the Compensation Intermediate Throw Event different from related elements?

Compensation Intermediate Throw Events trigger undo mid-process, while Compensation End Events trigger undo and terminate. Intermediate events enable selective compensation; End events terminate with compensation.

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Compensation Intermediate Throw Event

A Compensation Intermediate Throw Event triggers compensation handlers for previously completed activities. It initiates undo logic without ending the process, enabling partial rollback scenarios.

What is a Compensation Intermediate Throw Event?

A Compensation Intermediate Throw Event triggers compensation for completed activities without terminating the process. It can target specific activities or trigger all compensation handlers in reverse completion order.

Visual Representation

The event shows a double-line circle containing a filled rewind icon (two left-pointing triangles). The filled symbol indicates throwing/triggering direction.

Key Characteristics

Targeted or global: Can compensate specific activities or all completed activities
Non-terminating: Process continues after compensation completes
Reverse order: Multiple compensations execute in reverse completion order
Saga pattern enabler: Supports distributed transaction rollback scenarios

Common Use Cases

Partial Rollback

When an optional step fails, compensate just that step activities without rolling back the entire process.

Retry with Cleanup

Before retrying a failed operation, compensate previous attempts to ensure clean state.

Change of Mind

Customer cancels part of an order-compensate only the cancelled items inventory reservations.

Compensation Intermediate Throw Event

What is a Compensation Intermediate Throw Event?

Visual Representation

Key Characteristics

Common Use Cases

Partial Rollback

Retry with Cleanup

Change of Mind

Frequently Asked Questions

Related BPMN Elements

Compensation End

Transaction

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