BPM - Business Process Analysis > Processes > Importing a Process from Excel
Importing a Process from Excel
 
Donwloading the Excel template
Structure of the template
HOPEX Business Process Analysis allows to import processes with an Excel template. You can easily download a dedicated template, fill in your data, and upload the completed template to finalize the process import.
*See Data Exchange with Excel for further information on importing/exporting objects with Excel.
Donwloading the Excel template
To download the Excel template dedicated to process import:
*Download the Process Template.
Please note that Excel templates are only available in English.
Structure of the template
The information contained in the Excel template delivered with  HOPEX Business Process Analysis is presented as follows:
• Only one sheet for the components of the set of the imported processes.
• Each Excel line is dedicated to the description of the component whose name is specified in the Process Name column.
• Process: HOPEXOwner process identifier.
• Process Name: Owner process Name.
• What: Described component Name.
• Type: Described component type (Operation, Event or Gateway).
• Event Nature: Nature of component whose Type is Event. For more details on an event nature, see Event natures.
• Who: Name of the Org-Unit associated to the participant executing the described component. For more details on participants(Org-Unit), see Creating a Participant (Org-Unit ).
• Comment: Described component comment.
• Previous Item: Name of the component preceding the described component.
• Previous Item Type: Type of the component preceding the described component(Operation, Event or Gateway).
• Sequence Label: Predicate of the sequence flow between the component preceding the described component and the described component itself. For further details, see Defining a Condition on a Sequence Flow.
• Sequence Type: specifies a condition on a sequence flow. Possible values are: conditioned and default. For further details, see Defining a Condition on a Sequence Flow.
To complete the template:
*Fill in your data in the Process tab.
*The _Sample tab provides an example of a process description.