Business control diagrams in the modeler

Primary activities represent the activities that take place in an organization.

Primary activities form the basis of that organization, such as receipt of raw materials, production of subassemblies, final assembly, and delivery of the final products.

In the Primary Activity Details (tgbrg9172s000) session, you can specify an external code and a category. You can also give the primary activity a description and Repository Help.

Buffers on the primary flow represent stock points that occur between the primary activities, such as raw materials in storage, storage of sub assembled goods, and storage of final products. The Buffer Details (tgbrg9174s000) session offers the same functionality as the Primary Activity Details (tgbrg9172s000) session.

The customer order de-coupling point (CODP) is located on the primary flow, and indicates to what extent the order of a customer influences the primary process of an organization.

Business functions are used in business control diagrams to show how the primary activities and buffers are controlled. However, business functions only show what controls a primary activity or buffer, but not how this is done. In the Function Details (tgbrg9170s000) session, you can select a business function from the Business Functions (tgbrg2500m000) session and specify an external code and category. By using transformation rules, you can link a business process to the business function.

Because all organizations depend on external factors on which they have no influence, such as customers, suppliers, and the government, you can add external agents to the business control diagram. By external agents, you can show how the environment influences your organization. The External Agent Details (tgbrg9171s000) session offers the same functionality as the Primary Activity Details (tgbrg9172s000) session.

Triggers show which business functions control which primary activities or buffers. These arrows are sent from one component to another and are always twofold. Therefore, there needs to be an incoming and outgoing trigger linked to every component that participates in the primary process. To visually distinguish the different kinds of triggers used in the business control diagram, in the Trigger Details (tgbrg9180s000) session, select a category.

Areas are used to visualize which functions are related. If you move an area, all graphical objects within the area move with it.

Shortcut menu
Symbols/ Relations	Shortcut command	Attribute type	Comments
Applicable to all	Properties	Session	See session Help.
	Description	Text	-
	Repository/ Model Text	Memo	The icon indicates repository Help is present. The icon indicates model Help is present.
Area	Color	Color	-
	Function	Symbol	-
Function	Category	Boolean	Used to visualize related same category functions, primary activities, and buffers.
	Link To Business Function	Link (1)	The attached business function holds the processes that make up the function. To view the processes using the Processes command, you must save and exit the diagram. To view the processes linked to the function, open the diagram again.
	Time Trigger	Boolean	-
	Processes	List	Displays the business processes linked to the function using the Link To Business Function command.
External Agent	-	-	-
Information Flow, Goods Flow, Financial Flow	Primary Activity	Symbol	-
	Buffer	Symbol	-
	CODP	Symbol	Only one allowed on a flow.
Primary Activity	Category	Boolean	Used to visualize related same category functions, primary activities, and buffers.
Buffer	Category	Boolean	Used to visualize related same category functions, primary activities, and buffers.
CODP	Color	Color	-
Trigger	Direction	Boolean	One way, Reverse or Both Ways.
	Category	Boolean	To create the trigger's categories, use the Properties command.
	Style	Style	-
	Mid point	Mid point	To insert a midpoint, the line style must be of type free.