Basic Flowchart - Data Visual

Three easy steps to create process diagrams from your

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cess diagrams from your data.

Add your process data

1 Use this Excel template to add your process
data to the sheet titled 'Process Map'.

Import to Visio
Use the Data Visualizer templates in Visio
2 and import this workbook to automatically
create a Basic Flowchart.

Get your diagram

3 Visio creates the shapes and connectors,
and it does the layout automatically for you!

Understand the Process Map >

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This sheet will help you understand the meaning of th

Process Step ID
The values in this column should uniquely identify your process
steps for example 1,2,3… or P100,P200,P300…
This is a mandatory field.

Process Step Description

Add a brief description about your process steps in this column.
This description is shown as shape text for process steps in Visio.

Next Step ID
Add the 'Process Step ID' of the next step in this column.

Note: If any process step has multiple next steps, then these should
be represented as comma separated values, for example "2,3" or
"P200,P300".

Connector Labels
Add the connector text for outgoing connectors of any process
step in this column.

Note: The labels for multiple next steps for a process should be
represented as comma separated values, for example "Yes,No", in
the same order as that of the outgoing steps.

Shape Type
Add keywords for shape type in this column. This column contains
a list of all available flowchart shapes in Visio.

Recommended: Select a shape type value from the available values

in the dropdown list.

Meta Data / Metric Data

The rest of the columns are metric/ metadata columns for your
process steps. You can add any number of additional columns.
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meaning of the data columns in the Process Map.

Let's get started >

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Note: Use the given column names to quickly create a

Process Step ID Process Step Description Next Step ID

100 Hiring need reported 110
110 Log hiring request 120
120 Prepare job description 130
130 Advertise open job 140
140 Interview candidates 150
150 Select a candidate 160
160 Make job offer 170
170 Candidate accepts? 180,150
180 Send contract 190
190 Make ID card 200
200 Assign office 999
999 End
our process data here.
o quickly create a diagram in Visio or modify the column names to create c

Connector
Label Shape Type Owner Cost Start Date End Date
Start Hiring Manager
Process HR Admin $10 1/18/2023 1/18/2023
Process Hiring Manager $25 1/18/2023 1/18/2023
Process HR Admin $15 1/24/2023 1/24/2023
Process Recruiter $50 1/26/2023 2/7/2023
Process Manager $40 2/8/2023 2/8/2023
Process Recruiter $20 2/10/2023 2/10/2023
Yes,No Decision Candidate 2/15/2023 2/22/2023
Process HR Admin $35 3/1/2023 3/1/2023
Process Recruiter $10 3/1/2023 3/1/2023
Process HR Admin $20 3/2/2023 3/2/2023
End
mn names to create custom mappings in Visio.

Status Alt Description

Hiring need reported
Completed Log hiring request
In Progress Prepare job description
In Progress Advertise open job
Waiting on Input Interview candidates
Not Started Select a candidate
Not Started Make job offer
Not Started Candidate accepts?
Not Started Send contract
Not Started Make ID card
Not Started Assign office
End