By using the Variants bar you can identify the most frequently executed processes and critical outlier.
The following example based on a function flow diagram shows how you can use the Variants bar for your analyses. You can use the function flow diagram to analyze the sequence of activities within your business processes. This view enables you to clearly display and evaluate the process structure and the relationship between the activities.
Display Variants bar
Procedure
The function flow diagram is displayed.
The Variants bar is displayed with all process variants of the current analysis.
Example
Initially all existing variants of the created function flow are preselected in the Variants bar. The function flow displayed is the aggregated function flow across all variants.
Compare process variants
Filtering one or more variants in the Variants bar enables you to compare and analyze individual process variants. The comparison of several process variants helps you to identify weaknesses and problems in your business processes.
Process variant v1 is the most frequently executed process variant and therefore probably the planned target process. You can display the v1 variant of the function flow and compare it with other process variants by using the Clipboard panel.
Procedure
Both variants are displayed in a separate window.
Example
The direct comparison shows a significant deviation of variant v5 (on the right-hand side) to variant v1 (the planed target process).
Based on the variants analysis you are able to further expand your analyses, for example, you could perform an outlier analysis, to indentify the cause of error.