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Overview

The Business Processes Map provides a visual, flowchart-style representation of your business processes. Each process is displayed as a series of connected nodes, showing how activities flow from one step to the next. Use this page to design, review, and refine your process maps so that teams understand their responsibilities and regulators can see your operational structure.

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How to use it

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Selecting a process

Use the Search Process dropdown in the top-right corner to choose which process to display. The dropdown shows the process reference and name (e.g. “PR1 - Capital Model Run”). Once selected, the map updates to show that process’s workflow.
Business Processes Map showing a visual flowchart of connected process nodes

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Reading the map

The map displays each activity as a node (circle) connected by lines that indicate the sequence of steps. Follow the lines from left to right (or top to bottom, depending on the layout) to understand the order in which activities are performed. Each node represents a discrete activity within the process. Click on a node to view its details, including the assigned owner, linked risks, and associated controls.

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Editing the map

Use the action buttons in the toolbar to modify the process map:
  • Home — Reset the view to the default zoom and position.
  • Add — Add a new activity node to the process. You can then drag it into position and connect it to other nodes.
  • Delete — Remove the selected node from the map. This also removes any connections to and from that node.
To reposition a node, click and drag it to the desired location. To create a connection between two nodes, select the source node and link it to the target. For large processes with many nodes, use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Click and drag on an empty area of the canvas to pan across the map.

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Tips & Tricks

Keep your process maps at a manageable level of detail. If a single map has more than 15-20 nodes, consider breaking it into sub-processes for clarity.
Changes to the map are saved when you confirm them. If you are experimenting with a new layout, you can navigate away without saving to discard your changes.
Deleting a node removes the activity from the process entirely, not just from the visual map. Any linked risks or controls will be unlinked. Confirm with the process owner before removing nodes.
To see a summary of all your processes and their activity counts, return to the Business Processes List. For risks linked to process activities, see Risk Register.