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Visualize End-to-End Business Processes Across All Systems

Use Nodinite Business Process Modeling (BPM) to create visual representations of complete workflows that span multiple systems, departments, and organizational boundaries.

End-to-End Process Visualization Architecture

graph TB subgraph Sales["fa:fa-users Sales Domain"] A[fa:fa-file-lines Order Entry ERP] B[fa:fa-user-check Customer Validation Salesforce] end subgraph Finance["fa:fa-building-columns Finance Domain"] C[fa:fa-shield-halved Credit Check Azure Function] D[fa:fa-credit-card Payment Gateway API] end subgraph Warehouse["fa:fa-warehouse Warehouse Domain"] E[fa:fa-boxes-stacked Inventory Allocation WMS] F[fa:fa-truck-fast Fulfillment Shipping] end A --> B B --> C C --> D D --> E E --> F style Sales fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#2196f3,stroke-width:2px style Finance fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#ff9800,stroke-width:2px style Warehouse fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#4caf50,stroke-width:2px style D fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#fbc02d,stroke-width:3px

BPM visualizes complete workflows across departments with domain swimlanes showing real-time status for each step.

What You Can Do

  • Map complete workflows with intuitive swimlane designer—organize by department, team, or organizational unit using Domains
  • Connect live systems to process steps—each cell in the designer ties to real Services and Resources for instant health visibility
  • See process execution in real-time—steps automatically color-code based on Log Status Codes (green = success, yellow = warning, red = error)
  • Track hybrid and multi-cloud flows—visualize processes that span on-premise ERP, Azure Logic Apps, AWS APIs, and SaaS applications in one unified view

BPM Visualization vs Traditional Approaches

Capability Nodinite BPM Static Process Diagrams System-Specific Dashboards
Cross-System View ✅ All systems in one unified BPM ❌ Separate diagrams per system ❌ Dashboard per technology
Real-Time Status ✅ Live color-coded steps (green/yellow/red) ❌ Static, never updates ⚠️ Real-time but fragmented
Domain Swimlanes ✅ Organized by department/team ⚠️ Manual swimlanes (outdated) ❌ No organizational context
Non-Technical Access ✅ Business users see process state ❌ Requires interpreting diagrams ⚠️ Technical metrics only
Accountability ✅ Clear ownership per domain ❌ No ownership tracking ❌ System-focused (not people)
Multi-Cloud Support ✅ On-prem + Azure + AWS + SaaS ❌ Documentation per environment ⚠️ Cloud-specific dashboards
Bottleneck Identification ✅ Visual waiting/delayed steps ❌ Manual analysis required ⚠️ Requires correlation
Update Effort ✅ Auto-updates from live systems ❌ Manual Visio/diagram updates ⚠️ Per-system configuration

Real-World Example

Order-to-Cash (O2C) process spans on-premise ERP (order entry), Azure Function (credit check), Salesforce CRM (customer update), payment gateway API (authorization), and warehouse WMS (fulfillment)—BPM visualizes all steps with real-time status indicating where each transaction sits.

Process Flow Visualization

graph LR subgraph S["fa:fa-users Sales"] A1[fa:fa-circle-check Order Entry] A2[fa:fa-circle-check Validation] end subgraph F["fa:fa-building-columns Finance"] B1[fa:fa-circle-check Credit Check] B2[fa:fa-triangle-exclamation Payment Auth] end subgraph W["fa:fa-warehouse Warehouse"] C1[fa:fa-clock Inventory Wait] C2[fa:fa-circle Not Started] end A1 --> A2 A2 --> B1 B1 --> B2 B2 -.->|Waiting| C1 C1 -.->|Blocked| C2 style S fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#2196f3,stroke-width:2px style F fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#ff9800,stroke-width:2px style W fill:#f5f5f5,stroke:#9e9e9e,stroke-width:2px style B2 fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#fbc02d,stroke-width:3px style C1 fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#ff9800,stroke-width:2px

Real-time BPM showing payment delay (yellow) blocking warehouse steps (gray).

The BPM designer shows:

  1. Sales Domain (Swimlane 1)

    • Step 1: Order Entry (ERP Service) → Green (processing successfully)
    • Step 2: Customer Validation (Salesforce Service) → Green (validated)

  2. Finance Domain (Swimlane 2)

    • Step 3: Credit Check (Azure Function) → Green (approved)
    • Step 4: Payment Authorization (Payment Gateway API) → Yellow (delayed response, retry in progress)

  3. Warehouse Domain (Swimlane 3)

    • Step 5: Inventory Allocation (WMS Service) → Waiting (pending payment confirmation)
    • Step 6: Fulfillment (Shipping Service) → Not started

This visual representation immediately shows:

  • Where the process is (currently at Payment Authorization step)
  • Which department owns the current step (Finance Domain)
  • What the status is (Yellow warning indicates delay, but not failure)
  • What's blocked (Warehouse steps waiting on payment confirmation)

Business Benefits

  • Instant Business Visibility: Non-technical stakeholders see process state without reading technical logs
  • Clear Accountability: Domain swimlanes show which team owns each step
  • Reduced Communication Overhead: Everyone sees the same unified view—no "what's the status?" emails
  • Faster Decision Making: Business users can identify bottlenecks and take action immediately
  • Audit Trail: Visual documentation of process flow for compliance and training
  • Unified Platform: ONE Nodinite view replaces multiple system-specific dashboards

Getting Started

graph LR A[fa:fa-layer-group 1. Define Domains] --> B[fa:fa-diagram-project 2. Create BPM] B --> C[fa:fa-gear 3. Assign Services] C --> D[fa:fa-paper-plane 4. Configure Logging] D --> E[fa:fa-eye 5. View Real-Time Status] style A fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#2196f3,stroke-width:2px style E fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#4caf50,stroke-width:3px

Five-step process to visualize your first end-to-end workflow.

To visualize your first end-to-end process:

  1. Define Domains for each organizational unit (Sales, Finance, Warehouse, IT)
  2. Create BPM with columns representing process milestones
  3. Assign Services to BPM cells based on which service executes each step
  4. Configure Logging to send events as process steps execute
  5. View in Log View to see real-time process execution with visual status

Next Step

Ready to visualize your processes? Start by defining organizational swimlanes:

Domains – Define organizational swimlanes for BPM processes
Add or manage BPM – Create your first Business Process Model