# START & END NODE

Here is where you can format the nodes at the start and end of your process independently to the rest of your nodes in the view. The Start and End nodes are not real nodes in your process event log but they indicate where your cases start their process. The lines from/to your Start/End nodes indicate the real Start/End points that are present in your data.

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Have full formatting to edit these nodes including editing the text within the nodes under ‘label’

![start node](https://appsfortableau.infotopics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/start.png)[![end node](https://appsfortableau.infotopics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/end-node.png)](https://appsfortableau.infotopics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/end-node.png)

The configuration menu speaks for it self. You can enable/disable the StartEnd nodes, set line styles, coloring and labels. It is up to you if and how you visualize these nodes on your Process canvas.


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