Working with the Append Elements Context Menu in Camunda Modeler

Working With the Append Elements Context Menu

The Append Elements Context Menu allows you to quickly add new Elements that connect directly to your selected Element on the Canvas. This feature streamlines the process of building and expanding your process model.

How to Access the Append Elements Context Menu

Select an Element on the Canvas.
Look for the Append Element icon(s) next to the selected Element. These icons look like a blue circle with a plus sign.
Hover over an Append Element icon to reveal the Context Menu.
- Append Task
- Append Gateway
- Append Intermediate/Boundary Event
- Append End Event
- Add Text Annotation
- Append Element - Open a searchable menu of all valid Elements you can add.

Note: Append Element icons only appear if the selected Element can have additional elements connected to it.

An example of using the Append Elements Context Menu to add elements to a process model.

An example of using the Append Elements Context Menu to search for an element to add.