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Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation

You're reading from   Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation Using Microsoft Visio to visualize business information is a huge aid to comprehension and clarity. Learn how with this practical guide to process diagramming and validation, written as a practical tutorial with sample code and demos.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782178002
Length 416 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Overview of Process Management in Microsoft Visio 2013 FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding the Microsoft Visio Object Model 3. Understanding the ShapeSheet™ 4. Understanding the Validation API 5. Developing a Validation API Interface 6. Reviewing Validation Rules and Issues 7. Creating Validation Rules 8. Publishing Validation Rules and Diagrams 9. A Worked Example for Data Flow Model Diagrams – Part 1 10. A Worked Example for Data Flow Model Diagrams – Part 2 11. A Worked Example for Data Flow Model Diagrams – Part 3 12. Integrating Validated Diagrams with SharePoint 2013 and Office365 Index

Chapter 1. Overview of Process Management in Microsoft Visio 2013

When Visio was first conceived of over 20 years ago, its first stated marketing aim was to outsell ABC Flowcharter, the best-selling process diagramming tool at the time. Therefore, Visio had to have all of the features from the start that are core in the creation of flowcharts, namely the ability to connect one shape to another and to have the lines route themselves around shapes. Visio soon achieved its aim, and looked for other targets to reach.

So, process flow diagrams have long been a cornerstone of Visio's popularity and appeal and, although there have been some usability improvements over the years, there have been few enhancements to turn the diagrams into models that can be managed efficiently. Microsoft Visio 2010 saw the introduction of two features, structured diagrams and validation rules, that make process management achievable and customizable, and Microsoft Visio 2013 sees these features enhanced.

In this chapter, you will be introduced to the new features that have been added to Microsoft Visio to support structured diagrams and validation. You will see where Visio fits in the Process Management stack, and explore the relevant out of the box content.

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Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation - Second Edition
Published in: Nov 2013
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781782178002
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