Overview
The swimlanes in a workflow diagram visually distinguish responsibilities or sub-processes within a business process.
Adding a Swimlane
Swimlanes can be added by:
- Right-click on an existing swimlane.
- Select either of the following as appropriate:
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Renaming a Swimlane
Swimlanes can be renamed by:
- Right-click on the swimlane you wish to rename.
- Click Edit.
- In the Properties, set the desired Name.
- Click .
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Remove a Swimlane
Swimlanes can be added removed by:
- Right-click on an existing swimlane.
- Select
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Resizing a Swimlane
Swimlanes can be resized by either:
- Manual Drag: Mouse over the dividing line and dragging the height of the swimlane to the desired height.
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- Specific Height: Double-click the swimlane to open its properties.
- Set the value for the Height.
- Click .