# Create a Parallel Node

To Add A Parallel Node to Your Business Process

1. Make sure that your business process (RequestQuote.jpd) is displayed in Design View.
2. In Design View, select Parallel in the Palette, then drag and drop the Parallel node onto the business process, placing it inside the For Each loop.
3. Press Enter to name the node Parallel.

The Design View is updated to contain a representation of the Parallel node as shown in the following figure:

4. Change the names of the branches contained within the Parallel node to identify the activities that your business process executes in parallel:

- Double click the label on the left Branch and enter Get Price, then press Enter.
- Double click the label on the right Branch and enter Get Availability, then press Enter.

Note About Join Conditions

By default, Parallel nodes specify an AND join condition, represented by on the Parallel branch lines. In this case, the activities on all branches must complete before the flow of execution proceeds to the node following the parallel node.

In the case of your RequestQuote business process, because you want both branches of the Parallel node to complete, do not change the default AND join condition.

If an OR join condition is specified, when the activities on one branch complete the execution of activities on all other branches terminates, and the flow of execution proceeds to the node following the Parallel node. (The OR join condition is represented as in the Design View.)

In Design View, you can view and edit the join condition property in the Property Editor. Click or (at the top of the Parallel node) to display the properties of the Parallel node in the Property Editor. The Property Editor for your Parallel node should resemble that shown in the following figure: