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Create BPMN Collaboration Maps
- The Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is a graphical specification language in business informatics and process management.
- It provides numerous symbols for technical, method and IT specialists to model and document business processes and workflows.
- This is a comparatively recent method (published in 2004).
- The notation used in M-Files Process Maps is BPMN in version 2.1 (2011) and later standardized by ISO.
Symbol Overview
In its basic form, BPMN consists of the activity (task), events (event), and decisions (gateway), as well as numerous specializations (over 100 symbols in total).
| Elements | Description |
|---|---|
 | In BPMN Collaboration Maps you will find shapes in the Process Maps Designer for different Tasks with markers that represent the type of activity. |
 | Sub-processes can be inserted as separate shapes, these can be expanded and collapsed using the “+” and “-” buttons. They function as containers and can hold all kinds of elements so that they remain in place. |
 | BPMN always has swimlanes as well. Swimlanes or pools symbolize responsibilities in the business process in a job-sharing manner. |
 | You can also use artifacts as groups or annotations to bring more information into the diagram. These can be used for comments or to show relations. |
 | In BPMN Collaboration Maps you will find shapes in the Process Maps Designer for different Events with markers that represent the type of event. |
 | In BPMN Collaboration Maps you will find shapes in the Process Maps Designer for different Data elements. Data elements are used to represent the transfer of data. |
 | In BPMN Collaboration Maps you will find shapes in the Process Maps Designer for different Gateways. You can use these shapes to represent process sequences. |
 | The BPMN connecting lines can also have different properties to symbolize the sequence or message flow. |