Question

Which of the following is not a purpose of a subprocess in BPMN? LO 5-3

a. Reducing complexity
b. Presenting higher-level process descriptions
c. Creating alternative activities
d. Developing a reusable model
e. All of the above are purposes of subprocesses in BPMN

Answer 1

Sub processes in BPMN are intended for reducing complexity, presenting higher-level process descriptions, and developing reusable models, but not for creating alternative activities which are handled by gateway elements.

Step-by-step explanation:

A sub process is an BPMN activity that can contain activities, gateways, events, and sequence flows. Specialized types of sub processes exist such as an ad hoc sub process, which is a group of activities that do not have sequence relationships. A sub process can be linked to an artifact such as a use case.

The purposes of a subprocess in Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN). The option that is not a purpose of a subprocess in BPMN is 'c. Creating alternative activities'. Sub processes are used for reducing complexity by breaking down a process into more manageable parts, presenting higher-level process descriptions to encapsulate detailed steps, and developing a reusable model that can be invoked by multiple higher-level processes.

However, they are not used explicitly for creating alternative activities; alternative paths within a process are typically represented by gateway elements in BPMN.