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Creating Sub-lanes
When you add elements to a diagram, you can position them in horizontal or vertical Swimlanes to indicate the presence or absence of a particular feature or property.
Within each Swimlane you can further group or separate the elements into sub-lanes, which are a useful device for defining another level in the organization of the diagram. For example, you might want to divide a 'Process' lane into two sub-lanes representing input and output, or 'In-Progress' and 'Complete'. The 'Sub-lanes' page helps you to quickly and easily create any number of new sub-lanes for a Swimlane on a diagram.
Access
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Ribbon |
Design > Diagram > Manage > Swimlanes > Swimlanes > Right-click on a Swimlane Layout > Diagram > Swimlanes > Swimlanes > Right-click on a Swimlane |
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Context Menu |
Right-click on diagram background | Swimlanes and Matrix > Swimlanes > Right-click on a Swimlane |
Swimlane Context Menu Options
Right-click on the name of a Swimlane in the 'Swimlanes' panel.
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Create sub lane |
Displays the 'Create sub lane' dialog, on which you enter the title of the sub-lane. Click on the to save the name and add it to the 'Swimlanes' panel. |
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Copy sub lanes |
Copies all the sub-lanes underneath the selected Swimlane. |
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Paste lane(s) |
Adds the sub-lanes held in the clipboard to the currently-selected Swimlane. |
Sub-lane Context Menu Options
Right-click on the name of a sub-lane in the 'Swimlanes' panel.
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Edit name |
Displays the 'Edit sub lane name' dialog, on which you overtype the existing name with a new name. Click on the to effect the change and close the dialog. The on the 'Swimlanes' tab has the same effect. |
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Delete lane |
Removes the sub-lane from the list. There is no confirmatory prompt. The on the 'Swimlanes' tab has the same effect. |
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Copy Lane |
Copies the sub-lane to the clipboard. Use the 'Paste lane(s)' option on the Swimlane context menu to add the copied lane to another Swimlane |
Notes
- If you want to re-organize the sub-lanes, click on a sub-lane name and use the 'Hand Up' and 'Hand Down' buttons, as for the Swimlanes
- Whilst you can adjust the width or height of a Swimlane by dragging the border, sub-lanes are automatically adjusted to take up the appropriate fraction of the Swimlane; for example, two sub-lanes take up half of the Swimlane each, three take up a third of the Swimlane each, and so on