What is a business process notation?

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Accepted Answer

**Business process notation** — standard way to represent processes.

**Types:**
- **BPMN** — Business Process Model and Notation.
- **Flowchart** — basic symbols.
- **Swimlane** — role-based.
- **UML Activity** — object-oriented.

BPMN symbols:
- **Circle** — event.
- **Rectangle** — activity.
- **Diamond** — gateway.
- **Arrow** — flow.

**Example BPMN:**
```
(Start) → [Submit Request] → <Approved?>
                               ↓ Yes    ↓ No
                          [Process]  [Reject]
                               ↓        ↓
                          (End)     (End)
```

**BA use:**
- Document processes.
- Communicate with stakeholders.

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