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Supported Visio Shapes

A comprehensive list of the Visio shapes that can be translated into web diagram form.

Note: Unless otherwise noted, conversions are direct. Approximate conversions are displayed in bold.

Basic / Flowchart Shapes

Visio Input ShapeWeb Diagram Output Shape

Process / Rectangle

rectangle.PNG

Rectangle

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Rounded Rectangle

roundedrect.PNG

Rounded Rectangle

roundedrect2.PNG


Decision / Diamond

diamond.PNG

Diamond

diamond2.PNG

Subprocess

subprocess.PNG

Rectangle With Bars

subprocess2.PNG

Document

document.PNG

Single Document

document2.PNG


Hexagon / Custom 4

hex.PNG

Hexagon

hex2.PNG

Parallelogram / Data

parallelogram.PNG

Parallelogram

parallelogram2.PNG

Trapezoid

trapezoid.PNG

Trapezoid Up

trapezoid2.PNG

Circle / On Page Reference

circle.PNG

Circle

circle2.PNG

Triangle

triangle.PNG

Triangle Down

triangle2.PNG

Can

can.PNG

  Store

can2.PNG

Start / End

lozenge.PNG

Lozenge

lozenge2.PNG

Off-Page Reference

tabdown.PNG

Tab Down

tabdown2.PNG

External Data

storeddata.PNG

Stored Data

storeddata2.PNG

Database

database.PNG

Store Side

database2.PNG

Custom 1

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Manual Input

manualinput2.PNG

Custom 2

trapezoiddown.PNG

Trapezoid Down

trapezoiddown2.PNG

BPMN Activities / Tasks​

Visio Input Shape Web Diagram Output Shape

Task

task.PNG

Generic Task

task2.PNG

User Task

usertask.PNG

User Task

usertask2.PNG

Manual Task

manualtask.PNG

Manual Task

manualtask2.PNG

Automated Task

automatedtask.PNG

Automated Task

automatedtask2.PNG

Send Task

sendtask.PNG

Send Task

sendtask2.PNG

Receive Task

receivetask.PNG

Receive Task

receivetask2.PNG

Script Task

scripttask.PNG

Script Task

scripttask2.PNG

Business-Rule Task

businessruletask.PNG

Business-Rule Task

businessruletask2.PNG

Instantiating Receive Task

instantiatingreceive.PNG

Receive Task

receivetask2.PNG

Collapsed Sub Process
collapsedsubprocess.PNG

Collapsed Sub Process

collapsedsubprocess2.PNG

BPMN Gateways​

Visio Input ShapeWeb Diagram Output Shape 

Exclusive Gateway With Marker

exclusivegateway2.PNG

Exclusive Gateway

exclusivegateway.PNG

Exclusive Gateway

exclusivegatewaynomarker.PNG

Exclusive Gateway

exclusivegateway.PNG

Inclusive Gateway

inclusivegateway2.PNG

Inclusive Gateway

inclusivegateway.PNG

Parallel Gateway

parallelgateway2.PNG

Parallel Gateway

parallelgateway.PNG

Complex Gateway

complexgateway2.PNG

Complex Gateway

complexgateway.PNG

Exclusive Event (Instantiate) Gateway

eventbasedgateway2.PNG

Event-Based Gateway

eventbasedgateway.PNG

Exclusive Event Gateway

exclusiveeventgateway.PNG

Event-Based Gateway

eventbasedgateway.PNG

Parallel Event (Instantiate) Gateway

paralleleventgateway2.PNG

Parallel Event-Based Gateway

paralleleventgateway.PNG

BPMN Events​

Visio Input ShapeWeb Diagram Output Shape

Generic Event
genericevent.PNG

Generic Event

genericevent2.PNG

Timer Event

timerevent.PNG

Timer Event

timerevent2.PNG

Message Receive Event

messagereceiveevent.PNG

Message Receive Event

messagereceiveevent2.PNG

Message Send Event
messagesendevent.PNG

Message Send Event

messagesendevent2.PNG

Error Catch Event

errorcatchevent.PNG

Error Catch Event

errorcatchevent2.PNG

Error Throw Event

errorthrowevent.PNG

Error Throw Event
errorthrowevent2.PNG

Compensation Catch Event
compensationcatchevent.PNG

Compensation Catch Event
compensationcatchevent2.PNG

Compensate Event

compensateevent.PNG

Compensate Event

compensateevent2.PNG

Conditional Event

conditionalevent.PNG

Conditional Event

conditionalevent2.PNG

Terminate Event
terminateevent.PNG

Terminate Event

terminateevent2.PNG

Signal Receive Event

signalreceiveevent.PNG

Signal Receive Event

signalreceiveevent2.PNG

SIgnal Send Event
signalsendevent.PNG

Signal Send Event

signalsendevent2.PNG

Multiple Catch Event

multiplecatchevent.PNG

Multiple Catch Event

multiplecatchevent2.PNG

Multiple Throw Event

multiplethrowevent.PNG

Multiple Throw Event

multiplethrowevent2.PNG

Escalation Catch Event

escalationcatchevent.PNG

Escalation Catch Event

escalationcatchevent2.PNG

Escalate Event

escalateevent.PNG

Escalate Event

escalateevent2.PNG

Parallel Multiple Event

parallelmultipleevent.PNG

Parallel Multiple Event

parellelmultipleevent2.PNG

Incoming Link Event

incominglinkevent.PNG

Incoming Link Event

incominglinkevent2.PNG

Outgoing Link Event

outgoinglinkevent.PNG

Outgoing Link Event

outgoinglinkevent2.PNG

Cancel Catch Event

cancelcatchevent.PNG

Cancel Catch Event

cancelcatchevent2.PNG

Cancel Event

cancelevent.PNG

Cancel Event

cancelevent2.PNG

BPMN Artifacts​

Visio Input ShapeWeb Diagram Output Shape

Initiating Message

initiatingmessage.PNG

Initiating Message

initiatingmessage2.PNG

Non Initiating Message

noninitiatingmessage.PNG

Non Initiating Message

noninitiatingmessage2.PNG

Group

group2.PNG

Group

group.PNG

BPMN Data Objects​

Visio Input ShapeWeb Diagram Output Shape

Data Object

dataobject.PNG

Data Object

dataobject2.PNG

Data Object Collection

dataobjectcollection.PNG

Data Object Collection

dataobjectcollection2.PNG

Data Store

datastore.PNG

Data Store

datastore2.PNG