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Professional Online Swimlane Diagram Maker

The Swimlane Diagram, also known as a cross-functional flowchart, aims to analyze and display the different progress of various departments in the same task flow.ProcessOn supports the independent creation of swimlane diagrams, and there are numerous swimlane diagram templates available for cloning, allowing you to easily draw professional and beautiful swimlane diagrams.
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Swimlane Diagram Classification

Vertical Swimlane Diagram
Vertical swimlane diagrams use a top-down layout structure, mainly emphasizing functional groups. This layout method is more suitable for displaying vertical relationships and functional divisions between cross-functional tasks and processes and their respective functional departments or roles.
Horizontal Swimlane Diagram
Horizontal swimlane diagrams use a left-right layout structure, focusing on the display of event processes. This layout method is more suitable for emphasizing the horizontal flow of events or processes, as well as the horizontal participation of different stages or departments in processes.
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Swimlane Diagram Classification

Swimlane Diagram Components

Swimlane Diagram Components
Pool
A pool is an external framework of the swimlane diagram, containing swimlanes and processes.
Swimlane
Multiple swimlanes can be created within the pool.
Process
The actual business process.
Dimension
Can be divided into department dimension, extreme dimension, activity dimension.
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ProcessOn Swimlane Diagram Product Highlights

Online Collaboration
Swimlane diagram online creation is simple and convenient, supporting multi-person collaborative creation, and you can set sharing links to transmit information in real time.
Online Collaboration
Compatible with Multiple Formats
Compatible with Multiple Formats
The swimlane diagram supports exporting PNG, VISIO, PDF, SVG formats, and supports importing VISIO format files.
Cloud Storage
Swimlane diagram files are stored in real-time, synchronized across different terminals, previous versions can be traced, and file security is ensured.
Cloud Storage
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How to Create a Swimlane Diagram with ProcessOn

How to Create a Swimlane Diagram with ProcessOn
1
Create a new flowchart, select 'More Graphics' at the bottom of the graphics area, and check 'Pool/Swimlane' graphic symbols into the graphics area.
2
Drag pool and swimlane graphics onto the canvas, using separators can create another dimension.
3
Add titles for pools, swimlanes, and stages, swimlane titles and stage titles are generally department names and stage names.
4
According to the flowchart drawing method, drag graphics to create processes, ensuring that each step of the process corresponds to departments and stages.
5
Style optimization and adjustment, such as swimlane width, stage width, color fill, font size, etc., to create a perfect swimlane diagram.
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Common Problems with Swimlane Diagrams

How to Add Multiple Swimlanes
Simply drag multiple swimlanes into the pool, the swimlanes will automatically align, and multiple swimlanes will be created.
Can Pools, Swimlanes, and Separators be Mixed?
Vertical pools, vertical swimlanes, and horizontal separators form one group, horizontal pools, horizontal swimlanes, and vertical separators form another group, they cannot be mixed.
How to Quickly Adjust Swimlane Number
Select the pool title, a toolbar will appear, directly adjust the number to change the number of swimlanes.
Can Swimlane Titles and Stage Titles be Interchanged?
Swimlane titles and stage titles are generally department names and stage names, these two titles can be interchanged and customized.
How to Adjust Swimlane or Stage Width
Click the title of the swimlane or stage you want to adjust, it will select the swimlane or stage, drag the surrounding control points to adjust.
How to Hide Unnamed Stages
Add stages through separators, at the bottom, an unnamable 'stage' will appear, click the pool title, drag the control points to hide this part.

Why Choose ProcessOn

ProcessOn
Support for creating various types of diagrams, no need to switch between multiple software
Real-time collaboration, what you see is what you get, unified format, collaboration without barriers
Historical files are automatically saved, restore to any desired version at any time
Traditional Drawing
Single drawing capability, need to purchase multiple software products
Inconsistent formats, low collaboration efficiency, files are passed back and forth, poor timeliness
Difficult version management, old versions are hard to find