Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
IBM Process Mining helps you analyze your existing processes using the standard BPMN 2.0 business process model. IBM Process Mining uses the actual data from the log files to generate the BPMN model for your business processes.
For more information about BPMN 2.0 standards, see the Object Management Group® Standards Development Organization website.
Decision rules in BPMN
In the BPMN tab of a project, you can discover and analyze the decisions at each node of activities in your business process.
Executing the rules discovery process
To execute the rules discovery, do the following steps:
- Go to the BPMN tab in the Process section.
- Click the Dropdown button on the header.
- Click the Discovery decision rules option to execute the rules discovery process.
Viewing the rules overview
To view the overview of the decision rules, do the following steps:
- Click the Dropdown button on the header.
- Click the View rules overview option to view the Rules overview table.
To understand the columns in the Rules overview section, see the following table:
Column | Description |
---|---|
Activity | List of activities for which a decision rule is applied. |
Next activities | List of activities that followed a decision. |
Matching cases | Number of cases that match the activities in a decision process and follow the same decision rule. |
Inbound exception | Number of cases that does not match the decision rule, but reaches the same destination. |
Outbound exception | Number of cases that match the decision rule, but reaches a different destination. |
To view the gateway information, the transition information, and the rule breakdown of each activity, click the Menu button corresponding to the activity you want to analyze.
In the Menu, you can see the following options:
View gateway information
The View gateway information window helps you to view the complete gateway information of an activity that follows a decision rule (see 'Figure 3. Decision rules gateway information').
If the Elaborate button is enabled, you click it to view the increased number of decision complexities at the gateway of each activity. Conversely, if the Reduce button is enabled, you click it to view the
reduced number of decision complexities at the gateway of each activity.
View transition information
The View transition information window helps you to view the details of the transition from an activity to the next activity following a decision rule (see 'Figure 4. Decision
rules transition information').
View rule breakdown
The View rule breakdown window helps you to view the details of the rules per the inbound and outbond process flows of an activity (see 'Figure 5. Decision rules breakdown').
Viewing the rules history
To view history of the decision rules, do the following steps:
- Click the Dropdown button on the header.
- Click the View rules history option to see the logs of the decision rules per the dates on which the decision activities were committed.
- Click the Expand button against a date to view the details of the rules history on that date.
Editing rules configuration
The Edit rules configuration window helps you choose the decision information you want to see in the Rules overview table and the Rules history window. Do the following steps to edit the rules configuration:
- Click the Dropdown button on the header.
- Click the Edit rules configuration option.
- On the Edit rules configuration window, use the Select relevant data section to select information that you need to consider for the decision rules discovery. You can select resource, role, and data from the list of mapped custom fields.
To get a precise rules discovery, you can select data that is relevant for the decision rules in your business process.
- Optional: In the Advanced Configuration section, skip all the self loops of activities in the decision process by switching the Skip self loops toggle to Off.
Publishing to the business repository
In the BPMN tab, you can publish your BPMN model to the business repository. Click Publish to business repository in the dropdown menu to go to the business repository page.
To learn more about the business repository, see Business repository.
Editing a copy in the business repository
In the BPMN tab, you can edit a copy of the BPMN model in the business repository. Clisk Edit a copy in business repository in the dropdown menu to go to the BPMN editor.
To learn more about the BPMN model editor, see Model Editor.