Chapter 7 Working with Business Process Models


Organization unit display preferences (BPM)

To set display preferences for organization units, select Tools→Display Preferences→General command.

Preference Description
Organization unit swimlane Displays the organization unit as a swimlane. If the check box is deselected, the organization unit displays as an icon
Vertical When the Organization unit swimlane check box is selected, displays swimlane horizontally in the diagram
Horizontal When the Organization unit swimlane check box is selected, displays swimlane vertically in the diagram

Note

For Business Process Models that support the concept of top-level diagrams, organization units represented as swimlanes are not allowed in top-level diagrams, only the icon representation is allowed. The swimlane representation can only be used in diagrams contained in composite processes.

For more information about top-level diagrams, see "Top-Level Diagram Basics" in the Building Business Process Diagrams chapter.

Another display preference is available for organization units using the Tools→Display Preferences→Organization Unit command:

Preference Description
Stereotype Displays the stereotype of the organization unit

 


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