Microsoft Visio 2010 Business Process Diagramming and Validation

Enhanced process flow templates

There are two process flow diagram templates in Visio 2010 Premium edition that have been enhanced since the previous versions of Visio to include validation rules.

The Flowchart templates

There is now very little difference between the Basic Flowchart template and the Cross-Functional Flowchart template in the Flowchart category. In fact, they are identical apart from the latter opening with a couple of Swimlane shapes already placed on the page. Any Basic Flowchart diagram can become a Cross-Functional Flowchart diagram with the dragging-and-dropping of a Swimlane shape onto the page, at which point the new Cross-Functional Flowchart tab will appear.

In addition, parts of the new Six Sigma template in the Business ...