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BPM example - segment of an approval process

by | reviewed 2023-08-19
This example Business Process Model is a segment of a organization's approval process. It uses the following BPM notation: three lanes, data objects, groups, activities, data associations, sequence flows, and annotation.

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Business Process Model Notation (BPMN) used in this example

Lanes
  • Web Server
  • Management
  • Administration
Data Objects
  • Approval Request Email
  • Purchase Info
Activities
  • Dispatch to Approver (Task)
  • Approve Request (Task)
  • Prepare PO (Collapsed Sub Process)