Business Models Module Fields

This section describes the Business Models module fields.

To access

On the ALM sidebar, under Requirements, select Business Models.

Important information
  • You can add user-defined fields and change the label of any of the fields in the Business Models module. You can also customize project lists. For details, refer to the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Customizing Project Entities and Customizing Project Lists

  • You can use the Script Editor to restrict and dynamically change the fields and values in the Business Models module. For details, refer to the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Workflow Customization at a Glance.

  • When you select a business process model column with a user name value (including user-defined fields), ALM displays a list with the name and full name of each user. You can search for users, sort users, group users by user group, and select users from the users list or a group tree. For details, see Users List Dialog Box.

  • Version Control: Additional fields are available in a version control enabled project. For details, see Version Control Fields.

  • Some fields are not available in all business process model views.

Tip To zoom in and out on memo type fields, hold down the Ctrl key and use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Or, hold down the Ctrl key and use the + and - keys to zoom in and out.
Relevant tasks

How to Work with Business Process Models

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Business Models Module Window

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A - Z)

Description

Activity ID/Folder ID/Path ID/Model ID

A unique numeric ID for the entity that is assigned automatically. The ID field cannot be modified.

Comments

Comments on the entity.

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Created By

Models/Activities: The user who first imported the entity.

Paths: The user who created the path.

Creation Date

Models/Activities: The date and time on which the entity was first imported.

Paths: The date and time on which the path was created.

Description

A description of the entity.

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Guid

A unique code identifying the model. The code helps identify the model in case of re-import.

Guid of referenced element

If an activity references a business process model, the unique code identifying the model.

Import Date

The date and time on which the entity was last imported.

Imported By

The user who last imported the entity.

Imported File Name

The name of the source file from which the model was last imported.

Lane

The location of an activity within a model.

Model Author

The user who created the model in the model authoring tool.

Name

The entity name.

Notation

The notation that is used to implement the model in the source file. Possible values are EPC or BPMN.

Notation Version

The version of the notation (EPC or BPMN) that is used to implement the model in the source file.

Path Description

Lists the activities included in the path.

Pool

The location of an activity within a model.

Priority

The priority of the entity.

Prototype

Possible values are As-Is or To-Be.

Status

The status of the entity.

Text

Text displayed in the activity diagram, as defined in the modeling tool.

Type

The activity type.

Vendor

The modeling tool used to create the business process model.