Modeler > Bizagi Modeler > Desktop Application > Exchanging processes > Exchanging with Visio

Overview

Microsoft Office Visio is a very common tool for diagramming processes. Bizagi Modeler allows you to import such processes to enable editing and manipulation.

Considerations

When importing the Visio diagrams, take into account the following considerations:

•If the Visio diagram contains vertical lanes, they will be mapped as milestones

•If the Visio diagram contains horizontal milestones, they will be mapped as lanes

•The sequence flows, message flows and associations that are not connected, will be ignored

•If the Visio diagram does not include information about the scale for displaying the objects, Bizagi will use the largest scale.

How to import diagrams from Visio

To import diagrams from Visio, follow the steps below:

1. On the Export/Import tab, in the Import group, click Visio.

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2. Locate the diagram you wish to import. Select Open. Bizagi Modeler automatically detects the Visio Stencil and creates a Bizagi diagram to match it.

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3. If there are elements that are not recognized by Bizagi, a window appears for the user to select to which shape they belong.

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4. A pop-up window appears to notify you that the Visio file import succeeded. It displays a link which redirects you to the present article.

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5. After importing the diagram, you can modify it further with Bizagi Modeler.

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Bizagi Modeler also allows you to import processes from IBM Blueworks.

How to change the custom mapping for an object

If you need to change the mapping of an element that was previously imported, click the drop-down menu under the Visio icon and click Custom mapping.

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A window appears with all the elements that have a custom mapping. Go to the element whose mapping you want to change, change its mapping and then click ok.

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Equivalence of shapes between Visio and Bizagi Modeler

Find below the equivalence of shapes and the type of stencil between Visio and Bizagi Modeler

Visio	Bizagi Modeler	Stencil
None	AbstractTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Task	AbstractTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Script	ScriptTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Send	SendTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Receive	ReceiveTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Service	ServiceTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Manual	ManualTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
User	UserTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Reference	AbstractTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Standard Loop Task	AbstractTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Multi-Instance Loop Task	AbstractTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Compensation Task	AbstractTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
BusinessRule	BusinessRuleTask	Visio BPMN Diagram
Collapsed Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Expanded Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Standard Loop Collapsed Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Standard Loop Expanded Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Multi-Instance Loop Collapsed Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Multi-Instance Loop Expanded Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Compensation Collapsed Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Compensation Expanded Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Ad-Hoc Collapsed Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Ad-Hoc Expanded Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Transaction Collapsed Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Transaction Expanded Sub-Process	SubProcess	Visio BPMN Diagram
Reusable Collapsed Subprocess	CallActivity	Visio BPMN Diagram
Reusable Expanded Subprocess	CallActivity	Visio BPMN Diagram
Reference Collapsed Subprocess	CallActivity	Visio BPMN Diagram
Start Event	NoneStart	Visio BPMN Diagram
Start Message Event	MessageStart	Visio BPMN Diagram
Start Timer Event	TimerStart	Visio BPMN Diagram
Start Conditional Event	ConditionalStart	Visio BPMN Diagram
Start Signal Event	SignalStart	Visio BPMN Diagram
Start Multiple Event	MultipleStart	Visio BPMN Diagram
Start Parallel Multiple Event	ParallelMultipleStart	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Event	NoneIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate (Throwing) Event	NoneIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Message Event	MessageIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate (Throwing) Message Event	MessageIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Timer Event	TimerIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Error Event	ErrorIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Cancel Event	CancelIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Compensation Event	CompensationIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate (Throwing) Compensation Event	CompensationIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Conditional Event	ConditionalIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Link Event	LinkIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate (Throwing) Link Event	LinkIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Signal Event	SignalIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate (Throwing) Signal Event	SignalIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Multiple Event	MultipleIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate (Throwing) Multiple Event	MultipleIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Escalation Event	EscalationIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate Parallel Multiple Event	ParallelMultipleIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
Intermediate (Throwing) Escalation Event	EscalationIntermediate	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Event	NoneEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Message Event	MessageEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Error Event	ErrorEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Cancel Event	CancelEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Terminate Event	TerminateEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Compensation Event	CompensationEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Signal Event	SignalEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Multiple Event	MultipleEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
End Escalation Event	EscalationEnd	Visio BPMN Diagram
Gateway	ExclusiveGateway	Visio BPMN Diagram
Exclusive Data Gateway	ExclusiveGateway	Visio BPMN Diagram
Exclusive Data Gateway (with Marker)	ExclusiveGateway	Visio BPMN Diagram
Exclusive Event Gateway	EventBasedGatewayExclusive	Visio BPMN Diagram
Inclusive Gateway	InclusiveGateway	Visio BPMN Diagram
Parallel Gateway	ParallelGateway	Visio BPMN Diagram
Complex Gateway	ComplexGateway	Visio BPMN Diagram
Group	Group	Visio BPMN Diagram
Text Annotation	TextAnnotation	Visio BPMN Diagram
Data Object	DataObject	Visio BPMN Diagram
Data Store	DataStoreReference	Visio BPMN Diagram
Dynamic Connector	SequenceFlow	Visio BPMN Diagram
Sequence Flow	SequenceFlow	Visio BPMN Diagram
Sequence Flow (Conditional)	SequenceFlow	Visio BPMN Diagram
Sequence Flow (Default)	SequenceFlow	Visio BPMN Diagram
Association	Association	Visio BPMN Diagram
Association (One Direction)	Association	Visio BPMN Diagram
Association (Both Directions)	Association	Visio BPMN Diagram
Message Flow	MessageFlow	Visio BPMN Diagram
CFF Container	Participant	Visio BPMN Diagram
Pool	Participant	Visio BPMN Diagram
Pool / Lane	Lane	Visio BPMN Diagram
Lane	Lane	Visio BPMN Diagram
Annotation	TextAnnotation	Visio Basic Flowchart
Card	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Control transfer	SequenceFlow	Visio Basic Flowchart
Data	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Decision	ExclusiveGateway	Visio Basic Flowchart
Display	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Direct data	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Document	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Functional band	Lane	Visio Basic Flowchart
Horizontal holder	Participant	Visio Basic Flowchart
Internal storage	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Line-curve connector	SequenceFlow	Visio Basic Flowchart
Loop limit	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Manual input	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Manual operation	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Off-page reference	LinkIntermediate	Visio Basic Flowchart
On-page reference	LinkIntermediate	Visio Basic Flowchart
Paper tape	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Parallel mode	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Predefined process	SubProcess	Visio Basic Flowchart
Process	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Separator	Milestone	Visio Basic Flowchart
Sequential data	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Stored data	AbstractTask	Visio Basic Flowchart
Terminator	NoneStart	Visio Basic Flowchart
Universal connector	SequenceFlow	Visio Basic Flowchart
Subprocess	SubProcess	Visio Basic Flowchart
Start/End	NoneStart	Visio Basic Flowchart
Start	NoneStart	ITP Process Modeler
Intermediate	NoneIntermediate	ITP Process Modeler
End	NoneEnd	ITP Process Modeler
Sub-Process (collapsed)	SubProcess	ITP Process Modeler
Sub-Process (expanded)	SubProcess	ITP Process Modeler
Horizontal Pool	Participant	iServer BPMN
Horizontal Lane	Lane	iServer BPMN
Horizontal Lane (Connector Points)	Lane	iServer BPMN
Start Link Event	NoneStart	iServer BPMN
Start Rule Event	ConditionalStart	iServer BPMN
Intermediate (Catching) Event	NoneIntermediate	iServer BPMN
Intermediate Cancel Event	NoneIntermediate	iServer BPMN
Intermediate Rule Event	ConditionalIntermediate	iServer BPMN
Sub Process	SubProcess	iServer BPMN
Expanded Sub Process	SubProcess	iServer BPMN
Task (Atomic)	AbstractTask	iServer BPMN
Intemediate	NoneIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
Start Message	MessageStart	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Message	MessageIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
End Message	MessageEnd	Frapu BPMN
Start Timer	TimerStart	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Timer	TimerIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Exception	ErrorIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
End Exception	ErrorEnd	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Cancel	CancelIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
End Cancel	CancelEnd	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Compensation	CompensationIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
End Compensation	CompensationEnd	Frapu BPMN
Start Rule	ConditionalStart	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Rule	ConditionalIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
Start Link	NoneStart	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Link	LinkIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
End Link	NoneEnd	Frapu BPMN
Start Multiple	MultipleStart	Frapu BPMN
Intermediate Multiple	MultipleIntermediate	Frapu BPMN
End Multiple	MultipleEnd	Frapu BPMN
End Terminate	TerminateEnd	Frapu BPMN
Task/Subtask	AbstractTask	Frapu BPMN
Transaction	SubProcess	Frapu BPMN
Gateway XOR	ExclusiveGateway	Frapu BPMN
Gateway Event-based	EventBasedGateway	Frapu BPMN
Gateway OR	InclusiveGateway	Frapu BPMN
Gateway Complex	ComplexGateway	Frapu BPMN
Gateway AND	ParallelGateway	Frapu BPMN
Flow	SequenceFlow	Frapu BPMN
Conditional Flow	SequenceFlow	Frapu BPMN
Default Flow	SequenceFlow	Frapu BPMN
Association 1	Association	Frapu BPMN
Association 2	Association	Frapu BPMN
Description	TextAnnotation	Frapu BPMN
Asociattion	Association	Tomislaw BPMN
Directed association	Association	Tomislaw BPMN
End process error	ErrorEnd	Tomislaw BPMN
End compensate	CompensationEnd	Tomislaw BPMN
End link	NoneEnd	Tomislaw BPMN
Intermedate timer	TimerIntermediate	Tomislaw BPMN
Intermediate process error	ErrorIntermediate	Tomislaw BPMN
Intermediate compensate	CompensationIntermediate	Tomislaw BPMN
Inrtermediate rule	ConditionalIntermediate	Tomislaw BPMN
Cancel(intermediate)	CancelIntermediate	Tomislaw BPMN
Cancel(end)	CancelEnd	Tomislaw BPMN
Terminate(end)	TerminateEnd	Tomislaw BPMN
Sub-process	SubProcess	Tomislaw BPMN
Loop sub-process	SubProcess	Tomislaw BPMN
Loop process	SubProcess	Tomislaw BPMN
Ad Hoc sub-process	SubProcess	Tomislaw BPMN
Ad Hoc Loop sub-process	SubProcess	Tomislaw BPMN
Compensation	SubProcess	Tomislaw BPMN
Multiple instance	SubProcess	Tomislaw BPMN
Process	Group	Tomislaw BPMN
Pool, 2 lanes	Participant	Tomislaw BPMN
Pool, 3 lanes	Participant	Tomislaw BPMN
AND split/join	ParallelGateway	Tomislaw BPMN
Data based split/join	ExclusiveGateway	Tomislaw BPMN
OR split/join	InclusiveGateway	Tomislaw BPMN
Event based split/join	EventBasedGateway	Tomislaw BPMN
Complex split/join	ComplexGateway	Tomislaw BPMN