Vaadin 7 - SCSS - Import Custom CSS

Instead of a CSS file, provide a styles.scss file under /VAADIN/themes/<name> (in your case, the name is "custom"). The code below is just an example:

 1 @import "../reindeer/styles.css";
 2 @import "../YOUR_CUSTOM_STYLES.css";

 3 $color: rgb(51,204,255);
 4 $dark-color: darken($color, 20%);
 5 $spacing: 4px;
 6  
 7 .v-button-caption {
 8     color: $color;
 9 }
10  

Reference:http://morevaadin.com/content/vaadin-eases-your-theme-development/

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Common BPMN modeling mistakes: Swimlanes

By Gregor Polancic

In BPMN terminology a “Swimlane” represents both primary grouping BPMN elements – Pools and Lanes.

Pools
A pool is a basic BPMN element that sets the boundaries of a business process. A pool will contain at most one business process. This means that two processes have to be modeled in two different pools. A pool may have visible internal details in the form of a process that will be executed (called a “White-box Pool”), or a pool may have no visible internal details (called a “Black-box Pool”). The type of pool that should be used will depend on the level of detail needed and the specific context. “White-box” pools are most commonly named after the corresponding business process (e.g. “requirement management process”, “help-desk process” or “service delivery process”), whereas “Black-box” pools are commonly named after the corresponding organization, person or system (e.g. “supplier”, “customer” or “content management system”).

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