{"id":50460,"date":"2020-05-05T22:39:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T05:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/?p=50460"},"modified":"2020-05-05T22:44:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T05:44:47","slug":"creating-business-processes-using-the-new-action-from-repository-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/50460\/creating-business-processes-using-the-new-action-from-repository-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Business Processes using the New action from repository explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>Business Process<\/strong> is made up of a set of graphical elements\/shapes that can be used to define a <strong>Business Process<\/strong> model. It can be used by Business Analysts to diagrammatically represent a process using flow shapes and the interactions between them through the flow of messages\/associations etc. <em>TopTeam<\/em> supports the <em>Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)<\/em> standard.<\/p>\n<p>To access <strong>Business Processes<\/strong>, you need to include its record type in your project. Refer to the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/1897\/addingremoving-record-types-from-topteam-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adding\/Removing Record Types from TopTeam Projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Who should read this?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>TopTeam Users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Process Overview<\/h3>\n<p>The steps involved in creating a <strong>Business Process<\/strong> are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Creating Business Process record<\/li>\n<li>Adding shapes<\/li>\n<li>Adding Flows between shapes<\/li>\n<li>Using Properties List<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>1. Creating Business Process record<\/h3>\n<p>You can create <strong>Business Processes<\/strong> from the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Repository Explorer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/50447\/creating-business-processes-using-a-wizard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Step-by-Step Wizard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/43606\/how-to-import-business-processes-from-microsoft-visio-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Importing from Microsoft Visio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/35343\/how-to-import-business-processes-from-xpdl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Importing from XPDL file<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this article, creating a <strong>Business Process<\/strong> record from repository explorer is explained. You can directly create a <strong>Business Process<\/strong> record from repository explorer if you want to define your process later.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50464\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/word-image.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>User Interface of Business Process record<\/h4>\n<p>You can create\/edit diagrams in full screen or docked mode. The following is the user interface of the business process record editor for creating a diagram.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50465\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/word-image-9.png\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By default, a pool shape, start and end events are added to the canvas for you to begin creating a business process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shapes<\/strong> <strong>Library<\/strong> located to the left-hand side of the canvas offers a broad range of shapes used for designing a wide variety of business processes. The following is a list of different types of shapes:\n<ul>\n<li>BPMN Elements<\/li>\n<li>BPMN Events<\/li>\n<li>BPMN Boundary Events<\/li>\n<li>BPMN Activities<\/li>\n<li>BPMN Gateways<\/li>\n<li>BPMN Pools<\/li>\n<li>BPMN Miscellaneous<\/li>\n<li>Flowchart Shapes<\/li>\n<li>General Shapes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Properties<\/strong> panel located to the right-hand side of the canvas displays properties of the selected shape on the diagram such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Display Text and Description<\/li>\n<li>Activity<\/li>\n<li>Style<\/li>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Size and Position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toolbar<\/strong> includes the actions you need to perform on shapes such as add sequence flow, insert annotation, arrange shapes, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50466\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/c-users-admin-appdata-local-temp-snaghtml5e024d15.png\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\SNAGHTML5e024d15.PNG\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. Adding Shapes to Business Process Diagrams<\/h3>\n<p>Each shape has a specific meaning and is used to represent a process in a diagrammatical format. Here are the steps to add a shape to the diagram:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select a shape in the <em>Shape Library<\/em> such as <em>Activity, Gateway, Event, etc.<\/em> and simply drag to the canvas and release the mouse button when the mouse pointer is over the desired positioned on the canvas.<\/li>\n<li>Type name of the shape and press <strong>Enter<\/strong> key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Refer to the process demonstration below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50467\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/word-image-1.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Adding Flows between shapes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Flows<\/strong> are used to connect two BPMN elements and to define how the execution progresses through a process.<\/p>\n<p>Use <strong>Sequence flow<\/strong> to connect the elements in the same <strong>Pool<\/strong> and <strong>Message flow<\/strong> to connect the elements in different <strong>Pools<\/strong>. Here are the steps to add a connector shape to the diagram:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click a flow on the toolbar to select it.<\/li>\n<li>Next, click the first shape and release the mouse button when the mouse pointer is positioned over the destination shape.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Refer to the process demonstration below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50468\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/word-image-2.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Using Properties List<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Properties List<\/strong> displays all the properties of shapes such as <em>Pools, Lanes, Sequence Flows, Message Flows, Associations<\/em>, etc. that are used in a diagram in a spreadsheet-like view.<\/p>\n<p>Using <strong>Properties List<\/strong>, you can add a description, linked records, etc. to the shapes. These actions can also be performed in <em>Properties panel<\/em> located at the right-hand side of a diagram.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to the process demonstration below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50469\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/word-image-3.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/4119\/video-getting-started-with-editing-business-process-shapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video &#8211; Editing Business Process Shapes<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>See Also<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/4452\/configuring-business-process-validation-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Configuring Business Process \u2013 Validation &amp; Rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Revised: May 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A Business Process is made up of a set of graphical elements\/shapes that can be used to define a Business Process model. 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