Workflow Diagrams (SAP Library - MDM Data Manager Reference Guide: Part 1)

Workflow Diagrams

Recall that an MDM workflow is a Microsoft Visio object that is stored in the repository. Each workflow diagram consists of a Microsoft Visio drawing, and each drawing consists of a set of steps, which are themselves described in the following section.

The Microsoft Visio drawing that comprises the workflow object must conform to the rules summarized in the following table. The permitted step interconnections are summarized in the second table below.

Item	Description
Step name	Every step must have a unique name within each drawing.
Step inputs / outputs	Every step must have exactly the number of inputs and outputs defined for that type of step.
Step connections	Every step must be connected to another step (except steps inside a Group step).
Step overlap	A step cannot overlap another step (except within a Group step).
Start step	Every drawing must have exactly one Start step as the first step.
Stop step	Every drawing must have at least one Stop step as the last step.
Group step	Group steps can be nested.
Drawing pages	A workflow drawing can consist of multiple pages (using a Connect step to connect the threads between pages).
Workflow stencil	Only shapes from the Workflow Stencil can be used in a workflow drawing (no other shapes from other stencils are permitted).

From

Start

Process

Branch

Merge

Group

Notify

Validate

Approve

Assign

Match

Syndicate

Connect

Stop