Modeling Processes with BPMN

Prerequisites

Use the diagram editor for BPMN diagrams when modeling processes with BPMN.It is available in all Innovator for Business Analysts editions.

Purpose

The diagram editor for process modeling supports BPMN 2.0 (Business Process Model and Notation). BPMN is the standard for business process modeling.

BPMN was implemented in Innovator for Business Analysts in an attempt to give the editor as smart a look as possible and facilitate using BPMN. e.g. Innovator specifies the precise BPMN event type from the context as much as possible itself so that the modeler doesn’t have to.

The special concepts describe how Innovator for Business Analysts actually implements BPMN so that model relationships can be understood.

Processes Supported

You can use the editor for BPMN diagrams when:

• Creating Processes

• Modeling Process Flows

• Automatically Adapting or Individually Setting Event Types

• Setting Task Behavior Type

• Refining Processes Using Subprocesses

• Displaying Process Data with Data Objects

• Setting How Activities are Executed

• Defining those Responsible Using Lanes

• Modeling Collaborations Using Participants

• Modeling Message Flows

• Creating Process Views for a Better Overview

Context with Other Editors

You can create animation paths and present these for certain flows in a business process.

• Editor for Animation Path for Business Processes