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Also known as swimlane, swimlane diagram

A swimlane (as in swimlane diagram) is used in process flow diagrams, or flowcharts, that visually distinguishes job sharing and responsibilities for sub-processes of a business process. Swimlanes may be arranged either horizontally or vertically. thumb|Swimlane flowchart. Here, the swimlanes are named Customer, Sales, Contracts, Legal, and Fulfillment, and are arranged vertically.

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A swimlane (as in swimlane diagram) is used in process flow diagrams, or flowcharts, that visually distinguishes job sharing and responsibilities for sub-processes of a business process. Swimlanes may be arranged either horizontally or vertically. thumb|Swimlane flowchart. Here, the swimlanes are named Customer, Sales, Contracts, Legal, and Fulfillment, and are arranged vertically.

==Attributes== The swimlane flowchart differs from other flowcharts in that processes and decisions are grouped visually by placing them in lanes. Parallel lines divide the chart into lanes, with one lane for each person, group or sub process. Lanes are labelled to show how the chart is organized.

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