Flags

Flags allow you to control the availability of certain features within the desktop modeler.

Configuring Flags

You may configure flags in a flags.json file or pass them via CLI.

Configure in flags.json

Place a flags.json file inside the resources folder of your local {USER_DATA} or {APP_DATA_DIRECTORY} directory to persist them.

Configure via CLI

Pass flags via the command line when starting the application.

Windows

"Camunda Modeler.exe" --disable-plugins

macOS

camunda-modeler --disable-plugins

Linux

camunda-modeler --disable-plugins

Flags passed as command line arguments take precedence over those configured via a configuration file.

Available Flags

flag	default value
"disable-plugins"	false
"disable-adjust-origin"	false
"disable-cmmn"	true
"disable-dmn"	false
"disable-platform"	false
"disable-zeebe"	false
"disable-remote-interaction"	false
"single-instance"	false
"user-data-dir"	Electron default
"display-version"	undefined

Examples

BPMN-only Mode

To disable the DMN and Form editing capabilities of the App, configure your flags.json like this:

{
    "disable-cmmn": true,
    "disable-dmn": true
}

As a result, the app will only allow users to model BPMN diagrams.

Custom version-info label

To display a custom version information in the status bar of the app, configure your flags.json like this:

{
    "display-version": "1.2.3"
}