Displaying the Process in a Graphical Representation

Use

The process visualization shows the process as a diagram. You can launch the process visualization from a process context (process list) and from a task context (task execution user interface).

For more information, refer to:

Displaying Processes in the Process List

Task Execution User Interface .

You can also launch process visualization from SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) through the Manage Processes application or from the Process Repository .

For more information, refer to:

Managing and Monitoring the Processes

Displaying and Starting Processes in the Process Repository

The process depiction in the process visualization is similar to the visualization scheme in the process composer, which follows the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). You can see the process flow, lanes, pools, and flow objects, as well as details about tasks and activities. Thus, you can easily navigate through the process and check the progress on process execution.

For more information about BPMN, refer to http://www.bpmn.org/ Information published on non-SAP site .

You can also activate the Accessibility mode of process visualization.

For more information, see Navigating Through a Process in Business Process Management .

Procedure

1. Open the graphical representation of a process in one of the following ways:

In the process list, select the process which you want to display in a diagram and click Process Flow .
In the task execution user interface (task execution UI), click the process name link at the top right.
In NWA, navigate to Operations Management Processes and Tasks Manage Processes and select the process instance you want to visualize.
In NWA, navigate to Configuration Management Processes and Tasks Process Repository and select the process definition you want to visualize.

The process visualization is opened in a separate window.

Process Visualization of Business Trip Approval Process

2. You can view:

The current activity that is in progress - the activity marked with
The tasks that are completed - tasks marked with
Details of tasks

Press next to the task.

Note

To enable the Potential Owners, see Enabling the Potential Owner in Details
Sub-processes

Sub-processes are marked with a in the activity. To open a sub-process, press next to the activity. Sub-processes are opened in a separate window.
you can navigate to the parent process with the hyperlink in the Sub-processes window.Click the Go To Parent link, which opens a new window showing the process flow of the parent process.
Note
- The Go To Parent is applicable only for process instances.
- This link is hidden for Process instances, which does not have a parent process.
Erroneous tasks or sub-processes - tasks or sub-processes marked with

Note

If a process goes into error or failed state, you can view log of the process.To do so, select Show> Process Flow>, click the View Log link.This leads to the Business Logs: Log Viewer page where you can view the details of error logs.
Additional data such as data objects and notifications
A legend describing the most common flow objects

Choose the Legend pushbutton.
In case of a Reporting Data Source activity, the SAP_BPM_RDS_Query action provides details of the activity. You can select a process that contains an RDS activity, go to Show > Process Flow> Press next to the RDS activity to view its details.

Note

In case of an looping activity, you can view the result of latest loop in RDS details.

3. (Optional) You can also resize the process flow diagram by choosing the Fit to Window pushbutton or do it manually with percentage scale.

To print a process diagram, right-click anywhere on the diagram to open the context menu and choose Print .

More Information

Displaying Processes in the Process List

Task Execution User Interface

Using BPMN Process Models