Process Maps

Overview

Process Maps describe the structure of business processes, the interaction between the individual subprocesses and the assignment of processes or process groups to roles, organization units or persons.

A process can be linked to one or more Business Process Diagrams (BPD) or organization diagrams. An element of the Process Map can be linked to the entire BPD/Organization Diagram or a start event, role, organization unit or a person.

Refer to End-to-end Navigation between Diagrams

Publishing Process Maps

You have the following options for publishing your Process Map:

As part of the process model report
Refer to Creating a Process Model Report.
In the Process Documentation in the portal
Refer to Business Process Center Portal.
As a graphic
Refer to Exporting a Diagram as Image or PDF.

General diagram functions

You can use the general diagram functions in Process Maps. Refer to:

Creating Process Maps

This section explains the general procedure for creating a Process Map using an example:

The Process Map contains process groups, processes and process owners. Two processes are linked with a Business Process Diagram. The process owners are linked with an Organization Diagram. The diagram contains a graphic and a comment field:

Proceed as follows

Create a Process Map with the corresponding process groups, processes and process owners.
Link the elements.

To insert an element, use the Tools docking window in the sidebar or the context menu of the Process Map.
If appropriate, insert frames, comments and graphics to structure the diagram and improve the layout.
Link the elements of your Process Map to the corresponding INUBIT diagrams or elements:
- To establish a hierarchy with a process group in another Process Map (process groups only)
- With start events in Business Process Diagrams
  
  When a process map is linked to a BPD start event, a back link is created at the start event.
  
  Also, when process groups of two Process Maps are connected with each other, a back link is created.
- With elements from Organization Diagrams
  Refer to Linking Diagrams.
Publish your Process Map.
Refer to Process Maps.

Modeling Elements in Process Maps

Tools in Process Maps

Process Maps have the following elements:

Symbol	Name	Usage
	Connection line	Connection lines connect process groups and processes. You can give names to connection lines.
	Comment connection line	Comment connection lines connect process owners and process groups or processes.
	Process	Sequence of individual activities that must be performed step-by-step to reach a business or company goal. Processes can be linked to Business Process Diagrams.
	Process group	The grouping together of multiple processes. In addition to the default Process group element (diagram profile: Default), you can make further Process group elements available by changing the diagram profile (via menu View > Profile) and selecting Extended: Refer to Diagram Profiles: Profiles for Modeling Elements Changing the Diagram Profile You can use these additional elements as you want, e.g. for visualising mile stones or for other process-group-specific diagram elements.
	Process owner	Role, function or person that is responsible for the correct execution of a process or a process group. Process owners can be linked to elements of Organization Diagrams.

Symbol

Name

Usage

Connection line

Connection lines connect process groups and processes. You can give names to connection lines.

Comment connection line

Comment connection lines connect process owners and process groups or processes.

Process

Sequence of individual activities that must be performed step-by-step to reach a business or company goal. Processes can be linked to Business Process Diagrams.

Process group

The grouping together of multiple processes.

In addition to the default Process group element (diagram profile: Default), you can make further Process group elements available by changing the diagram profile (via menu View > Profile) and selecting Extended:

Refer to

You can use these additional elements as you want, e.g. for visualising mile stones or for other process-group-specific diagram elements.

Process owner

Role, function or person that is responsible for the correct execution of a process or a process group. Process owners can be linked to elements of Organization Diagrams.

Artifacts in Process Maps

You can use the following artifacts in Process Maps:

Symbol	Name	Usage
	Frame	Grouping the elements of a Process Map.
	Comment	Comment field that you can place anywhere in the work area.
	Image	Graphic that you can place anywhere in the work area and scale. Refer to Using Own Graphics as Symbols.
	Text	Text remark that you can place anywhere in the work area and format.

Symbol

Name

Usage

Frame

Grouping the elements of a Process Map.

Comment

Comment field that you can place anywhere in the work area.

Image

Graphic that you can place anywhere in the work area and scale. Refer to Using Own Graphics as Symbols.

Text

Text remark that you can place anywhere in the work area and format.