Can you break from a BizTalk 2004 parallel shape?

Hi All

I was wondering if anyone knows if you can exit a parallel shape by
executing an instruction on one of its branches (like an "exit loop"
type of command - although it's not a loop:)).

I have an orchestration that needs to be initialised by any one of four
message types, each may be received in random order, but three of those
messages are optional. I've come down to using a parallel convoy, but
would like the orchestration to initialise if any of the three optional
messages are received, and then continue only after the one mandatory
message is received.

The current method I've seen requires all messages to be received
before it can continue. I'd still like any of the four to initialise
the orchestration, but I'd like it to be able to ignore any of the
three optional input messages that may not be there when the one
mandatory message is received.

Any help is much appreciated.

Cheers,

Sam

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