Parallel Gateways. Definition. A parallel gateway splits the sequence flow into two or more parallel flows and joins the parallel flows again. The synchronizing gateway waits until all incoming sequence flows have arrived. Only then is the flow continued.

What is a parallel gateway BPMN?

A parallel gateway is very different than the previous gateways because you don’t evaluate any condition or event. Instead, a parallel gateway is used to represent two concurrent tasks in a business flow. It is the same as a fork in a UML activity diagram.

What does inclusive Gateway mean?

An Inclusive Gateway is one of the most common gateways used in BPMN and is depicted as a diamond with a circle within it. When used as a diverging gateway (splitting the sequence flow into many paths), an inclusive gateway can have 2 or more outgoing paths.