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Vertical Swimlane

Description​

The vertical swimlane activity can be used in business workflows to organize activities by dividing them into vertical lanes. Each lane represents a specific role, department, or entity involved. This layout helps delineate responsibilities, making it easy to see which participant is responsible for each task and how they interact with other roles. Vertical swimlanes enhance understanding and accountability by providing a structured workflow overview.

For Example, In a software development process, a vertical swimlane diagram could have lanes for "Product Manager," "Development Team," "Quality Assurance," and "Deployment Team." The "Product Manager" lane would include tasks like gathering requirements and defining features. The "Development Team" lane would handle coding and unit testing. The "Quality Assurance" lane would manage tasks related to system testing and bug tracking. The "Deployment Team" lane would oversee deployment to production and post-deployment monitoring. This organization helps all team members understand their specific responsibilities and how their tasks are interconnected within the overall process.

Design Time Configuration​

Dragging and dropping the Vertical Swimlane activity will open the Swimlane Configuration dialog.

  • Swimlane Type - It sets the swimlane type to Vertical.
  • Number of Swimlanes - Specify the desired number of swimlanes to add.
  • Click the Add button

Drag and Drop Activities

Display Text​

Specify the name of this activity to be shown as part of your process.

Changing Header Color​

Specify the color for the header by using the drop-down menu or by entering the color code directly.