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In order to update existing CMMN 1.0 XMLs to valid CMMN 1.1 the following adjustments must be done.
  • The namespace must be updated as follows:
Affected Elements Definitions
CMMN 1.0 <definitions xmlns=“http://www.omg.org/spec/CMMN/20131201/MODEL”>
CMMN 1.1 <definitions xmlns=“http://www.omg.org/spec/CMMN/20151109/MODEL”>
  • The <body/> element from expressions must be removed:
Affected Elements Condition
CMMN 1.0 <condition>
   <body>${any-expression}<body>
</condition>
CMMN 1.1 <condition>${any-expression}</condition>
This is relevant for all elements containing a condition like IfPart, ManualActivationRule and RequiredRule
  • The attributes entryCriteriaRefs and exitCriteriaRefs are dropped, so that the following adjustments must be done:
Affected Elements PlanItem, CasePlanModel
CMMN 1.0 <planItem id=“A_PLAN_ITEM_ID”
       entryCriteriaRefs=“Sentry_1 Sentry_2”
       exitCriteriaRefs=“Sentry_3 Sentry4” />
CMMN 1.1 <planItem id=“A_PLAN_ITEM_ID”>
   <entryCriterion sentryRef=“Sentry_1” />
   <entryCriterion sentryRef=“Sentry_2” />
   <exitCriterion sentryRef=“Sentry_3” />
   <exitCriterion sentryRef=“Sentry_4” />
</planItem>
  • The attribute description is not available anymore. Instead of the description attribute use the <documentation/> element:
Affected Elements Any CMMN element
CMMN 1.0 <planItem id=“A_PLAN_ITEM_ID”
       description=“This is a description of the plan item…” />
CMMN 1.1 <planItem id=“A_PLAN_ITEM_ID”>
   <documentation>
       This is a description of the plan item…
   </documentation>
</planItem>