Setting Process Order and Hierarchy

In process maps, you represent the order of processes by means of their arrangement. To illustrate hierarchies, you can use management and support processes.

Context

A process is modeled by arranging the elements accordingly.

In a process map, you can use the arrangement to model a sequential flow and hierarchy of the processes.

In contrast to BPMN diagrams, in which edges determine the flow direction and order, in process mapping these are usually omitted and realized by means of the arrangement of the elements.

The most important process elements are:

Processes run from left to right and describe the process direction. Processes can be positioned one after the other to represent the order.

Management processes point from top to bottom and do not need to be carried out in any special order. However, they express a hierarchical arrangement.

Support processes point from bottom to top and are to be treated exactly like management processes when it comes to the order of execution. These also express a hierarchical arrangement.

Note

When integrating elements into areas that are too small, Innovator automatically moves the elements on the right further to the right to create space for the integrated element.

How to proceed

Select the element in the process map and drag-and-drop it to the chosen position in the diagram.

You have modeled the sequential flow or the hierarchical arrangement.