Business Process Flowchart Symbols

Business process modeling is known in the corporate world as an excellent tool which can speak. Business process flowcharts, diagrams and maps are used to define the business processes in terms of inputs and outputs, to visually represent and effectively explain complex business processes of an enterprise, and also showcase decisions on a single piece of paper. The process of business process mapping supposes the use of special business process flowchart symbols predefined by Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and taking their roots from the data processing diagrams and programming flow charts. In other words the BPMN standard notation is a common language used for business process design and implementation, that guarantees a clarity of designed Business Process Flowcharts for all business analysts, technical developers and business managers. The ability to create professionally-looking Business Process flowcharts, maps and diagrams, is provided by powerful ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software and the Business Process Mapping solution included to ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Flowchart Definition

Flowchart definition - A Flowchart is a diagram that graphically represents the structure of the system, the flow of steps in a process, algorithm, or the sequence of steps and decisions for execution a process or solution a problem. For depiction the steps there are used specific shapes and graphic symbols which are linked by lines and directional arrows. The main standard shapes are rectangle or box, rounded box, diamond, circle. A Flowchart is a convenient way to observe the follow the process from beginning to end, it lets improve the work of process, highlight the key elements and detach not essential or even excessive steps. The Flowcharts can represent different levels of detail: High-Level Flowchart, Detailed Flowchart, and Deployment or Matrix Flowchart. They are incredibly useful for programmers when developing the programs of any complexity and on any high level language. Create your own Flowcharts using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software and powerful tools of Flowcharts solution from "Diagrams" area.

Cross Functional Flowchart Symbols

The excellent possibility to create attractive Cross Functional Flowcharts for step-by-step visualization the operations of a business process flow of any degree of detailing is offered by ConceptDraw’s Cross-Functional Flowcharts solution. The extensive selection of commonly used vector cross functional flowchart symbols allow you to demonstrate the document flow in organization, to represent each team member’s responsibilities and how processes get shared or transferred between different teams and departments.

Types of Flowchart — Overview

When designing a process or an instruction in clear and understandable way, you should consider creating a flowchart. You can avoid spending a lot of time understanding complex concepts as they get clear with different diagrams. The flowcharts are very popular diagram type, they are useful at different fields from the description business processes to the presentation of cooking recipes. Basic Flowchart, Business Process Modeling Diagram, Process Flowchart, Cross Functional Flowchart, Procedure Flowchart, Data Flow Diagram, IDEF Flowchart, SDL Diagram, Workflow Diagram, Document Flowchart, Program Flowchart, Value Stream Map, System Flowchart, Highlight Flowchart, Sales Flowchart are the main types flowchart. The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is one of the professional applications which has great advantages and using which you can create different types of Flowcharts easy and fast. Try to draw an illustrative and comprehensible diagram in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM describing the processes instead of writing complex long text and make sure how it is convenient. Visio is expensive, and if you use it in a team environment, these costs are compounded. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is an affordable alternative to Visio and luckily, it comes with a team plan. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM can import and export Visio files, so Mac users can collaborate with PC users stuck on Microsoft's software.

How to Simplify Flow Charting

Flowchart Programming Project. Flowchart Examples

Create you own flow charts of process-driven software applications using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Cross-Functional Flowcharts solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. The programming project flow chart example shows the logical process of execution.

Business Process Workflow Diagrams & Software

Business Process Workflow Diagram is a professional visual tool that is widely applied for business development, business analysis, business process optimization and documenting business processes. Business Process Workflow Diagram lets depict in details the steps of business processes and flow of tasks between them, the execution of business processes, transfer of data and documents. The workflows on the Business Process Workflow Diagram are represented using the set of common symbols which let easy illustrate business processes and process flows, depict the start, all major steps and end of the process, what data are used by the process, how the data flow through the business areas within scope of our project, how the tasks are executed and by who, and how workers interact with each other.

How to Draw Business Process Diagrams

HR Flowcharts

The HR Flowcharts solution is ideal for using while creating the HR-related drawings in the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM charting and drawing software, providing with a comprehensive collection of human resources themed icons, connectors, and images from the available stencil libraries, helping illustrating flowcharts, infographics and workflow diagrams.

Heating equipment - Vector stencils library

Heat exchanger 3

Heat exchanger 1

Heat exchanger 2

Tube bundle, floating head

U-Tube bundle

Tube bundle

Shell and tube

Kettle reboiler

Plate type

Finned tube

Double pipe type

Oil burner

Boiler

Fired heater

Cooling tower 2

Cooling tower 1

Cooling tower 3

Condenser

Automatic stoker

Refrigerator

Direct refrigerator

Indirect refrigerator

Evaporative condenser

Condenser (air cooled)

Oil separator

Chilling evaporator

Air cooling evaporator

Extractor hood (slot)

Extractor hood (open)

Autoclave (propeller)

Autoclave (anchor)

Autoclave (helical)

Autoclave with motor (helical)

Autoclave with motor (anchor)

Autoclave with motor (propeller)

Fan blades horizontal

Fan blades vertical

Fan blades (4)

Triple fan blades

Air-blown cooler

Condenser

Heater / Cooler

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Chemical and Process Engineering

Design elements - Process annotations

The vector stencils library "Process annotations" contains 22 symbols of interface points, slope, off-sheet labels, callouts and textboxes.
Use these shapes for setting automatic labels to display a datasheet field for a pipeline shape, labels, captions, outlines, off-sheet labels, text balloons, annotations, outlines, tags, and descriptions.
"In engineering a process is a set of interrelated tasks that, together, transform inputs into outputs. These tasks may be carried out by people, nature, or machines using resources; so an engineering process must be considered in the context of the agents carrying out the tasks, and the resource attributes involved. Systems Engineering normative documents and those related to Maturity Models are typically based on processes. For example, System Engineering processes of the EIA-632 and processes involved in the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) institutionalization and improvement approach. Constraints imposed on the tasks and resources required to implement them are essential for executing the tasks mentioned.
A chemical process is a series of unit operations used to produce a material in large quantities.
In the chemical industry, chemical engineers will use the following to define or illustrate a process:
Process Flow Diagram (PFD),
Piping and instrumentation diagram
(P&ID),
Simplified process description,
Detailed process description,
Project management,
Process simulation." [Process (engineering). Wikipedia]
The example "Design elements - Process annotations" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Process annotation symbols

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Chemical and Process Engineering

Oil and Gas

The Oil and Gas solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software provides vector libraries of oil and gas symbols and a collection of samples for quick and simple designing of the oil and gas industry infographics, illustrations, presentations, diagrams. The resulting oil and gas graphics and illustrations help to clearly and quickly detail complex information. They are ideal for reporting on the development of best practices in oil and gas exploration and production. Use them to illustrate growth strategies and trends in the oil industry, conduct analysis, forecast the energy industry, and present the results of international energy forums.

Landscape Architecture with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

The landscape architecture includes landscape design, planning, and realization, as well as management of resources and buildings. The smaller scale landscape projects are well known as landscape design and garden design. The landscape design documentation is created independently from the project's scale and includes sketches, general plan and working documentation. On this stage the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Landscape & Garden solution is irreplaceable assistant for you. The landscape designs created using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM are effectively used by landscape architects and engineers, also by landscape managers who maintain parks, gardens, natural landscapes like woodlands or nature reserves, and artificial landscapes. The Landscape and Garden solution contains 14 libraries with a lot of vector graphics objects of trees, flowers, bushes, fountains, ponds, furniture, roofs, patios, fences, garden accessories, entertainment, roads, junctions, etc., that are suitable for any gardener to simply design a wonderful garden.

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How to Draw a Chemical Process Flow Diagram

Process Flow Diagram widely used in modeling of processes in the chemical industry. A Chemical Process Flow diagram (PFD) is a specialized type of flowchart. With the help of Chemical Process Flow Diagram engineers can easily specify the general scheme of the processes and chemical plant equipment. Chemical Process Flow Diagram displays the real scheme of the chemical process, the relationship between the equipment and the technical characteristics of the process. Chemical Process Flow Diagram illustrates the connections between the basic equipment as well as the overall structure of pipelines and other supporting equipment. The purpose of the PFD is to build the image of the basic idea of the chemical process. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM together with its Chemical and Process Engineering solution delivers the possibility to design Chemical Process Flow diagrams. It is designed for chemical industry engineers and designers.

Google Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform solution extends the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM functionality with extensive collection of drawing tools, ready-made samples and professionally designed specific Google Cloud Platform icons, allowing effectively design Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architectural diagrams, Google Cloud Platform drawings, GCP schematics of different complexity, and to illustrate on them the work of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), best features of GCP, its services, solutions and products, and the ways of their use.

Process annotations - Vector stencils library

This vector stencils library contains 22 symbols of process annotations for setting automatic labels to display a datasheet field for a pipeline shape, labels, captions, outlines, off-sheet labels, text balloons, annotations, outlines, tags, and descriptions.
Use these shapes for drawing Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) in the ConceptDraw PRO software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Chemical and Process Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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Interface point

Interface point 2 (1st half filled)

Interface point 3 (2nd half filled)

Interface point 4

Interface point 5 (1st half filled)

Interface point 6 (2nd half filled)

Slope

Off-sheet label 1

Off-sheet label 2

Off-sheet label 3

Callout 1

Callout 2

Callout 3

Callout 4

Callout 5

Callout 6

8 pt text and line

10 pt text and line

12 pt text and line

12 pt Arial text block

10 pt Arial text block

8 pt Arial text block

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Engineering >

Chemical and Process Engineering

AWS Analytics - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "AWS Analytics" contains 9 Amazon Web Services analytics icons: Amazon EMR, Cluster, MapR M3 engine, MapR M5 engine, MapR M7 engine, Engine, Amazon Kinesis, Kinesis-enabled app, AWS Data Pipeline. Use it to draw AWS architecture diagrams of cloud service. AWS analytics services include: Hadoop, Real-time, Machine Learning, Data Warehouse, Data Pipelines. The symbols example "AWS Analytics - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the AWS Architecture Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Amazon EMR

Cluster

MapR M3 engine

MapR M5 engine

MapR M7 engine

Engine

Amazon Kinesis

Kinesis-enabled app

AWS Data Pipeline

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Computer and Networks >

AWS Architecture Diagrams

Process flow diagram (PFD) template

"A process flow diagram (PFD) is a diagram commonly used in chemical and process engineering to indicate the general flow of plant processes and equipment. The PFD displays the relationship between major equipment of a plant facility and does not show minor details such as piping details and designations. Another commonly used term for a PFD is a flowsheet. ...
Process flow diagrams of multiple process units within a large industrial plant will usually contain less detail and may be called block flow diagrams or schematic flow diagrams." [Process flow diagram. Wikipedia]
The process flow diagram (PFD) template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Process flow diagram (PFD) template

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Engineering >

Chemical and Process Engineering

Process Flow Graphics

Process flow diagrams are applied in industrial engineering, manufacturing, business, project management, chemical engineering, process engineering, and other areas. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Chemical and Process Engineering solution provides powerful drawing tools and extensive features to create Process flow graphics, analyze, streamline, and improve business processes and construction designs. Use it to give an overview and document the overall processes, standardize and make their understanding simpler, improve quality control and training of employees, increase process efficiency, and make changes if required.

Energy Industry Infographics

Energy Industry Infographics solution is ideal for designing energy-related business infographics, diagrams, charts, illustrations for documents and presentations. It provides a set of libraries with special vector energy industry symbols, icons for electrical power industry, nuclear power industry, fossil fuel industry, and renewable energy industry, energy icons of fuel gas, liquid fuel, solid fuel, industry icons of electrical substations, power plants. Collection of samples including nuclear fuel cycle and energy distribution schematics, electrical substation diagram, energy intelligence dashboard, electricity grid schematics, and many more is also included. This solution is indispensable for all engineers, chefs, managers, marketers, and other professionals working in energy industry.

Design elements - Heating equipment

The vector stencils library "Heating equipment" contains 42 symbols of regenerators, intercoolers, heaters, and condensers.
Use these shapes for drawing cooling systems, heat recovery systems, thermal, heat transfer and mechanical design, and process flow diagrams (PFD).
"Heating or cooling of processes, equipment, or enclosed environments are within the purview of thermal engineering.
One or more of the following disciplines may be involved in solving a particular thermal engineering problem:
Thermodynamics,
Fluid mechanics,
Heat transfer,
Mass transfer.
Thermal engineering may be practiced by mechanical engineers and chemical engineers.
One branch of knowledge used frequently in thermal engineering is that of thermofluids." [Thermal engineering. Wikipedia]
The design elements example "Heating equipment" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Heating equipment symbols

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Engineering >

Chemical and Process Engineering

Natural gas condensate - PFD

This PFD sample was redesigned from the Wikipedia file: NaturalGasCondensate.png.
"This is a schematic flow diagram of a typical facility for separating and recovering liquid condensate from raw natural gas."
[en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ File:NaturalGasCondensate.png]
"Natural-gas condensate is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields. It condenses out of the raw gas if the temperature is reduced to below the hydrocarbon dew point temperature of the raw gas.
The natural gas condensate is also referred to as simply condensate, or gas condensate, or sometimes natural gasoline because it contains hydrocarbons within the gasoline boiling range. Raw natural gas may come from any one of three types of gas wells:
(1) Crude oil wells - Raw natural gas that comes from crude oil wells is called associated gas. This gas can exist separate from the crude oil in the underground formation, or dissolved in the crude oil.
(2) Dry gas wells - These wells typically produce only raw natural gas that does not contain any hydrocarbon liquids. Such gas is called non-associated gas.
(3) Condensate wells - These wells produce raw natural gas along with natural gas liquid. Such gas is also non-associated gas and often referred to as wet gas." [Natural-gas condensate. Wikipedia]
The process flow diagram example "Natural gas condensate - PFD" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Chemical and Process Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Process flow diagram (PFD)

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Engineering >

Chemical and Process Engineering

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