Enhancing Visualizations of Business Processes

Managing Process Model Complexity via Concrete Syntax Modifications

“…In the literature, the use of colors is suggested to identify edge ends and matching splits and joins in Workflow Nets [50], while in [16] the idea of color-coding matching splits and joins is implemented for the WoPeD tool. In [17], a method is presented to represent different types of BPMN elements by objects differing in color and shape; in [22] color variations and line brightness are used to highlight the most significant behavior of unstructured process models mined from logs, while in [1] line thickness is suggested to indicate the most traversed process path.…”

“…In the literature, this feature was already envisaged by Becker et al [9] under the name of Representation Variation, through which the classical EPC symbols can be replaced with custom-made ones, as part of adapting a process model to the requirements of an organization. An occurrence of this pattern is in [17] and [18], where the authors define an alternative representation for those edges with numerous bends or that cross other edges: they cut the edge and insert two pointers at the two ends. In this way, clutter can be reduced.…”

Layout Techniques Coupled with Web2.0-Based Business Process Modeling

“…Our layout approach for support of automatic layout in ORYX is developed by extending previous works on layout techniques adoptable for BPMN [1,2]. The layout is computed on BPMN diagrams that are based on a graphs.…”