# 2.7 Basic rules
**1** - Upon process creation, the system automatically inserts a Start Event (see Chapter 2.1 for details), which is the element that represents the unique point from which each individual process begins.
There can **only** be **one** in each individual process, since, the flow starts from a single point. (Figure 1 and 2)
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Figure 1
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Figure 2
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Figure 3
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Figure 4
The same logic applies to the Timer Start Event, the only difference being that **only a task of any type except Conditional Task** can be attached. (Figure 5 and 6)
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Figure 5
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Figure 6
**3** - Before an Exclusive Gateway there must always be a **Conditional Task** that allows you to define sets of conditions on the basis of which the process will split into multiple branches. (Figure 7 and 8)
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Figure 7
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Figure 8