Process Summary of Creating a Business Process Model in the GPM

There are seven stages in the process of creating a business process model using the Graphical Process Modeler.

The following table lists the stages in the process of creating a business process model using the GPM. The table provides links to additional information.

This process assumes that you have completed the planning steps described in Business Process Model Planning StagesBusiness Process Model Planning Stages and reviewed Business Process Modeling Best Practices.

Stage	Description	For details, see:
1.	Create the business process, including the appropriate service configurations. If an existing service configuration meets your business needs for the process, use that service configuration. If no existing service configuration meets your business needs, create a new service configuration or determine whether you can edit an existing configuration to make it more generic for reuse. Note: To avoid negatively affecting your other business processes, do not edit an existing service configuration until you understand its impact on your other business processes.	Creating or Modifying a Business Process Model in the GPMCreating or Modifying a Business Process Model in the GPM.
2.	Configure the process to call subprocesses, if needed.	Using Predefined Business Process ModelsUsing Predefined Business Process Models Identifying SubprocessesIdentifying Subprocesses
3.	Add subflows, if needed.	Adding Subflows in the GPMAdding Subflows in the GPM
4.	Configure any required and optional parameters for services and adapters in your process, such as metadata and message data.	Configuring Parameters in GPM Element EditorsConfiguring Parameters in GPM Element Editors
5.	Assign rules and conditions to decision points, if needed.	Defining and Assigning Rules and ConditionsDefining and Assigning Rules and Conditions
6.	Configure services to enhance monitoring and tracking capabilities, if needed.	Assigning Name-Value Pairs in a Business Process ModelAssigning Name-Value Pairs in a Business Process Model
7.	Validate and save the business process model. For information, see Business Process Model ValidationBusiness Process Model Validation.	In Sterling B2B Integrator interface, this step is included in two larger processes: Creating a process model in the text editor – for information, see Creating and Modifying Business Process Models In the Text EditorCreating and Modifying Business Process Models in the Text Editor. Checking in a business process model created in the GPM. For information, see Checking In a Single Business Process Model in the GPMChecking In a Single Business Process Model in the GPM. In the GPM, you can validate a process model during the creation process or at any later time.