- Give the process a name and direction.
- Create pools and lanes with short IDs.
- Create events, tasks, and gateways inside lanes.
- Connect their IDs with flows.
- Select Validate, then Generate chart.
Process and ownershipPROCESS: Expense approval
DIRECTION: TD
POOL company: Company
LANE manager: Manager @ company
ElementsSTART start: Expense submitted @ employee
USER_TASK review: Review expense @ manager
DECISION approved: Approved? @ manager
END done: Completed @ employee
ConnectionsFLOW start -> review
YES approved -> payment
NO approved -> rejection
MESSAGE send -> receive: Application
IDs must be unique and contain only letters, numbers, _, or -. Lines beginning with # are comments.