M203: Parallel, Single Split and Multiple Split

All steps are connected by the arrow pathway. When you output multiple arrows from one icon of Step (rounded rectangle), that means you have expressed "single-selection split" which is to select only one pathway. By placing a [Gateway], a diamond icon, you can define various Split such as concurrent processing steps.

1. Drawing Splitting Strucure (Single-path Selection)

a. Connection of multiple output

When there are plural options of the pathway, pull out multiple arrows from Step icon

b. Placing X Gateway

Place a [XOR (exclusive) Gateway] (diamond with X), then connect to optional pathway

• The route evaluation formula is set for each option, the route will be automatically selected according to business data
• However, in the case of "multiple-output", it is also available to let the operator to select the route (e.g. "Send Back button" and "Approve button")
• The Route evaluation formula of each path is evaluated in the listed order, the first path that meets true will be selected
• You can define plural conditional expressions on a route evaluation formula (e.g.: "Approved by the Director" and "Over 500 million JPY Payment")
• Conditional expression can be set also a comparison expression of two variables, as well as evaluation formula of one variable

R2010: List of BPMN
R2030: Type of Conditional Expression

2. Drawing a Flow Splitting Structure (Concurrent Parallel Processing)

a. Placing a + Gateway

When you want to split into all the pathways, place a [AND Gateway] (diamond with +)

b. Placing an O Gateway

When you want to split into some of the pathways, place a [OR Gateway] (diamond with a circle)

• It goes to all the routes that meets true of the route evaluation formula at OR Gateway
• A Join Gateway (plain diamond) is needed at the merging of a Flow Splitting (Parallel Processing)
• It will wait for the arrival of all the parallel processing at the [Join Gateway] (Exclude Abort Token)
• You can connect each splitted Processes directly to [End] without Joining the processes
• When a splitted token arrives to [Terminate End], other parallel processing will be forcibly ended (M402)

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X. Workflow-Sample

• 2017-06-12 (Acceptance inspection corresponding flow): Episode 539: A Step to be Considered as "Received" when the Time Comes
• 2017-01-23 (Order Reporting flow): Episode 519: What is Automation of Business Process (Part 2)
• 2017-01-16 (Order Reporting flow): Episode 518: What is Automation of Business Process? (Part 1)
• 2016-12-12 (Article Creation process): Episode 513: Business Process to Ensure Quality of Posted Articles
• 2016-06-20 (Sales Reporting): Episode 488: Collaboration with Cloud Accounting (Part 3)
• 2016-06-13 (Sales Reporting): Episode 487: Collaboration with Cloud Accounting (Part 2)
• 2016-06-06 (Sales Reporting): Episode 486: Collaboration with Cloud Accounting (Part 1)
• 2015-08-31 (Check Digit sample): The Function of the "Check Digit" in the Individual Number System
• 2016-03-14 (Approval Request): Episode 474: Decision-making Flow that Never Allows "Deputy-approval" upon "Over 500 Million JPY"
• 2015-08-24 (Criminal Procedure flow): Draw a Court Process in BPMN (flow of Criminal Procedure)
• 2015-08-17 (Civil Suits flow): Draw a Court Process in BPMN (flow of Civil Litigation)
• 2015-06-01: Steps that Skip its Processing at the Deadline
• 2015-05-25: Script Steps, Carefully Plan Them!
• 2015-05-18: The True Progress, No Choice but Asking to Someone who is Concerning in the Project!
• 2015-04-06: Review and Share the Script for Data Editing on Workflow!
• 2015-03-09: Pump Up the "Approval Force"(?), A Mysterious Business Processes
• 2014-08-25: How Long does it Take to Approve, in Average?
• 2014-08-18: Status of 'Trouble Ticket', Automatically Shared
• 2014-08-11: Meaning of Automatic Starting of a 'Data Entry Flow', Triggered by Document Scanning
• 2014-06-30: Orders-Deliveries-Payment, Visualizing the Progress
• 2014-02-10: Take Advantage of the Exhibition Questionnaire