Create a process model
Note: To create a process model, your Promaster A Nintex Promapp system administrator who administers a Nintex Promapp site and has rights to view and edit all areas of a Nintex Promapp site. must have enabled the Process Modeling add-on and granted access to your role. See Enable Process Modeling. You can also import a process model.
Use the following guidelines when creating a new process model to create a valid process:
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Your process must have a Start event
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Your process must have an End event
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Your process must not have a Parallel Gateway with only one output
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All elements must have a name/label
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No elements can sit on their own or be disconnected from the process
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There must not be duplicate connecting flows between elements
Create a new process model
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From the dashboard click Processes > New process > Create new process model.
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Select the group to associate with this new process model, and then click the Select button.
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Enter the following information for the new process model:
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Title
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Model owner
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Model expert
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Objective
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Background (a description of the model) (optional)
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Once the required information has been entered, click Create.
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On the process modeling canvas, left click on an event from the canvas pane and drag the event into the canvas. Left click again to place the event.
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Once the event is placed onto the canvas, a pop-up appears next to the event that allows you to change the event type, edit some properties of the event, or delete the event.
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Continue to place as many events as needed. To save your progress, click the Save button.
Keyboard shortcuts
When creating or editing a process model, it is possible to use keyboard shortcuts to assist with the process. These are the shortcuts available for use in the process modeling canvas:
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Ctrl+A = Select all
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Ctrl+C = Copy
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Ctrl+O = Show import panel
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Ctrl+V = Paste
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Ctrl+Z = Undo
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Ctrl+Shft+Z = Redo
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Del = Delete selected object
Create a process model: