Introducing BPMN 2.0 in Visio

Recapping posts on the new Visio

Visio Blog — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:08:24 GMT

Over the last few months, we’ve been posting about the new Visio – discussing features in depth and introducing the editions that will be available. Before we get started on a new series of posts, we thought it would be helpful to summarize

Recapping posts on the new Visio

Visio Blog — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:28:52 GMT

re: Introducing BPMN 2.0 in Visio

Scott Helmers — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:34:05 GMT

The good news is that Visio 2013 uses the XML-based open document format that was adopted by Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in the 2010 version. Consequently, the new vsdx file format is readily dissectible without needing Visio. If you want pointers to suitable tools, please let me know.

re: Introducing BPMN 2.0 in Visio

Scott Helmers — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:30:57 GMT

Chris -- I apologize that I hadn't subscribed to this topic so I didn't see your post here.

If I understand your comment, I think what you're running into is the Visio distinction between "static glue" and "dynamic glue". The former may be what you want but it sounds like you may be encountering the latter. When you glue a connector to most shapes, including the BPMN shapes, it glues to the shape dynamically. As a result, when you move the shapes around Visio re-lays out the connector to avoid line crossings and simplify the drawing. This has many positive benefits but it does mean that lines don't remain attached where you put them. If you want a connector to remain glued to a fixed location on a shape you want to glue it to a connection point rather than to the shape itself. There's a description here: blogs.msdn.com/.../better-layout-using-dynamic-glue.aspx. In addition, if you do a web search for "Visio dynamic static glue" you'll find lots of other explanations. And at the risk of advertising, I included a very complete description in Chapter 2 in my Visio book.

re: Introducing BPMN 2.0 in Visio

YetANOTHERaccountPleaseNo — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:19:49 GMT

Dear Scott.

This is great but why does Visio still have terrible path finding for connectors? It's atrocious and has been for years and years and years. What I mean by atrocious is that it refuses to use the path I take with my mouse as a guide. Instead it always chooses its own path and that is bad usability.

re: Introducing BPMN 2.0 in Visio

Handlir — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:39:40 GMT

Dear Scott. Visio 2013 supports BPMN2.0. Now I would like to ask if you know about any support by Microsoft or any other free tool to export/import the XML-schema.

Regards

BPMN 2.0 в Visio

О Visio по-русски — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:50:44 GMT

Нотация и модель бизнес-процессов (BPMN) - это стандарт, поддерживаемый Object Management Group, который позволяет компаниям единообразно документировать и связывать бизнес-процессы, используя графическую нотацию. Новая версия Visio поддерживает BPMN

re: Introducing BPMN 2.0 in Visio

Scott Helmers — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:12:28 GMT

See Visio 2013 BPMN 2.0 in action in a recent webcast: visio.microsoft.com/.../IIBA_BPM.aspx