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Swimlanes
and pools are used to organize process diagrams and their contents:
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Swimlanes:
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Divide the process diagram into horizontal areas that you
can use to organize the items on the process diagram. Swimlanes
are used to improve the readability of process diagrams and have
no effect on their execution.
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Pools:
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The collection of swimlanes of a process diagram. The process
editor in which process diagrams are displayed contain the entire
pool.
Use swimlanes to organize your process diagrams in any
way to best satisfy your needs. For example, you may want to use
swimlanes to organize the operations in the process by business
unit. Each swimlane represents a different business unit, and the
operations are placed in the swimlane according to the business unit
that completes the operation.
The following illustration
includes operations in the General swimlane if a user from any business
unit can perform the operation. The Procurement Office swimlane
includes an operation that invokes a subprocess that is performed
by that business unit.
Adding, modifying, and deleting swimlanes
In
your pool, you can add swimlanes to separate elements associated
with a specific company function or role. You can modify the name,
description, or color to distinguish one swimlane from another.
You can also increase the height of a swimlane to improve the layout
or decrease it if the default size is larger than you need.
You can also delete swimlanes that you no longer need in your
process diagram. When you delete a swimlane, all elements in the
swimlane are also deleted.
Note:
Each pool must have a least one swimlane.
Add a swimlane above or below the selected swimlane:
In the process diagram, right-click the name of the swimlane,
and then select one of these options:
Modify a swimlane:
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In the process diagram, click the
name of the swimlane to modify.
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In the Process Properties view, click the General category
and make any of these modifications:
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To modify the
name or description of the swimlane, type a new name in the Name
box and a new or changed description in the Description box.
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To modify the height of the swimlane, type a numeric value
in the Height box.
Note:
You can also
drag the edge of a swimlane up or down to resize it.
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To modify the color of the swimlane, click the ellipsis button
beside
the Color box, click a color swatch, and click OK.
Note:
The color you choose may not be displayed in the
process diagram exactly as it appears in the color swatch. The color
displayed is automatically adjusted to maximize the readability
of the process diagram.
Delete a swimlane:
In the process diagram, perform one
of the following tasks to delete the swimlane:
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Right-click
the name of the swimlane and select Delete.
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Select the swimlane and in the toolbar, click Delete
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the Delete key, or select Edit > Delete.
Modifying pools
You can modify
the name and description of a pool. You can give the pool a distinctive
name and provide a description to better describe the purpose of your
process. The name you provide for the pool is displayed in the process diagram.
Modify the name and description of the pool:
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In the process
diagram, click the pool.
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In the Process Properties view, click the General category
and provide a name and description:
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In the Name box,
type a name to replace the default name POOL.
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In the Description box, type a description for the pool.
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