Table of Flowchart Symbols
(aka, Flowchart Shapes, Business Process Map Symbols)

|Symbol |Symbol Name |Symbol Description |
| |(alias) | |
|Process / Operation Symbols |
|[pic] |Process |Show a Process or action step. This is the most common symbol in both process flowcharts and |
| | |business process maps. |
|[pic] |Alternate Process |As the shape name suggests, this flowchart symbol is used when the process flow step is an |
| | |alternate to the normal process step. Flow lines into an alternate process flow step are |
| | |typically dashed. |
|[pic] |Delay |The Delay flowchart symbol depicts any waiting period that is part of a process. Delay shapes |
| | |are common in process mapping. |
|[pic] |Preparation |As the names states, any process step that is a Preparation process flow step, such as a |
| | |set-up operation. |
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