Effects of the View level for process interfaces and start/end events option

This option enables you to include models that are linked via process interfaces (PI) or via start/end events into the set of source models up to a defined depth (maximum depth is 5).

The Assignment level and View level for process interfaces and start/end events options are independent of one another. For example, if the assignment level is set to 5 and the process interface to 1, no more models will be searched via process interfaces or start/end events in models found at assignment level 5. Models that are linked via process interfaces or start/end events will only be included for the models you selected previously.

Example:

A value-added chain diagram has the three functions f1, f2 and f3 to which the f1, f2 and f3 EPCs are assigned. EPC f1 contains function f2 as a process interface, EPC f2 contains the functions f1 and f3 as process interfaces, and EPC f3 contains function f3. You can now navigate through the three processes by clicking the assignment of process interface f2 in EPC f1. This will take you to EPC f2. If the View level for process interfaces and start/end events option was set to >= 2 and EPC f1 was the selected source model, model generation would include EPC f1, f2, and f3. EPC gen. model 1 will be created if the Hide process interfaces option is enabled, otherwise the model created will be gen. model 2.

Value-added chain diagram:

Value-added chain diagram

Assigned and generated (gen.) models:

EPC f1

EPC f2

EPC f3

Generated model 1

Generated model 2

Model f1:
Assigned to
function f1

Model f2:
Assigned to
function f2

Model f3:
Assigned to
function f3

gen. model 1:
PIs
are hidden

gen. model 2:
PIs
are not hidden