Business Communication Diagram Objects

PowerDesigner supports all the objects necessary to build business communication diagrams.

Object	Tool	Symbol	Description
Architecture Area			See Architecture Areas (EAM).
Business Function			An aggregation of processes and/or sub-functions. See Business Functions (EAM).
Business flow			A link between elements in a business layer diagram. See Business Flows (EAM).
Process			An ordering of tasks. See Processes (EAM).
Site			A physical location. See Sites (EAM).
Organization unit			A group, department, function, or other collection of people or organization units. See Organization Units (EAM).
Person			An individual. See People (EAM).
Role			A set of responsibilities. See Roles (EAM).

Note:

Most EAM objects can be displayed as icons or as boxes that can display additional properties and sub-objects. You can toggle between the Icon and Detail modes via the contextual menu, or by pressing Ctrl+Q. You can control the default mode, and the information displayed in each mode through the options available by selecting Tools > Display Preferences.