Can Appian Process Models be exported to Visio or other tools? I would like to r

greggl over 9 years ago

Can Appian Process Models be exported to Visio or other tools? I would like to recommend Appian as our organization standard for business process modeling for the purposes of requirement diagrams. In other words, if the process is being automated or not, Appian could be our standard for creating business process diagrams. However, this is only an option if the BPMN 2.0 Process Models that are created in the Appian Process Modeler can be exported as BPMN 2.0 XML. Tools like Visio and Blue Works Live allow import and export of BPMN 2.0. If Appian does not allow this than it is a non-starter as our organization standard.

Thanks in advance for the information.

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0 Stacey Wright
Certified Lead Developer
over 9 years ago

The rest of that paragraph refers to the ability to use the process modeler:
"Alternatively, the Appian Process Modeler may be used in the ‘Process Analyst’ view to create process diagrams. In the this case that the Appian Process Modeler is used, simple nodes such as the “User Input” node, “Script Task” node or “Sub-process” node may be used to represent complex units in the process, that is, they need not correspond to actual nodes used in the final process application."

In my experience, it has been rare that Visio (or other tool) has been needed. Perhaps I have just been lucky in that regard.

Out of curiosity, what key functionality do the other available tools give your BAs, other than import and export capability?
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0 Stacey Wright
Certified Lead Developer
over 9 years ago

The rest of that paragraph refers to the ability to use the process modeler:
"Alternatively, the Appian Process Modeler may be used in the ‘Process Analyst’ view to create process diagrams. In the this case that the Appian Process Modeler is used, simple nodes such as the “User Input” node, “Script Task” node or “Sub-process” node may be used to represent complex units in the process, that is, they need not correspond to actual nodes used in the final process application."

In my experience, it has been rare that Visio (or other tool) has been needed. Perhaps I have just been lucky in that regard.

Out of curiosity, what key functionality do the other available tools give your BAs, other than import and export capability?
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