Removing cross-functional stencil
Sandy
(such as bands/swim-lanes and title bar) from a diagram?
That is, can you make a cross-functional flowchart into a
plain diagram?
I tried copying the process boxes to a plain diagram
without swim-lanes, and closing the cross-functional
stencil. But whenever I open the plain diagram, I still
get a cross-functional dialog box that asks for the number
of bands. I have to cancel this dialox box every time (and
explain this to anyone who reviews these diagrams).
Thank you,
Sandy ;-)
Dick Hamilton (MS)
Try starting your drawing as a blank drawing, rather than opening the Cross
Functional Flowchart solution. In this way, you won't get the cross
functional solution code added to the drawing. Here are the steps to create
a blank new drawing and open the Basic Flowchart shapes stencil, so that you
can add process boxes and other flowchart shapes to the blank drawing:
1) file > new > new drawing
2) file > stencils > flowchart > Basic Flowchart shapes
If there are other shapes on other Flowchart stencils that you'd like to use
in your drawing, follow step 2 to navigate to these stencils, however be
aware that some shapes, for example the Functional Band shape on the
Cross-Functional Flowchart shapes stencil will add the flowchart solution
code to the drawing. I hope this helps.
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Dick Hamilton (MS)
you want to disable the cross functional flowchart dialog, you can turn off
automation events by selecting Tools > Options > Advanced Tab, and check OFF
"enable Automation events".
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Sandy
(the one where the cross-functional dialog box kept
opening, even though I had closed the cross-functional
stencil) to a new plain diagram (where the cross-
functional stencil had never been opened), but I DID NOT
SAVE the new diagram until I had closed the old diagram.
So, maybe the new diagram never "knew" it was supposed to
be cross-functional. Now the new diagram seems to be an
ordinary diagram, without the unwanted cross-functional
features.
Suggestion for Visio: When the cross-functional dialog box
opens and asks for the number of bands, instead of
requiring a value of "1" thru "5", accept "0" and use "0"
as the way to take out all the hidden cross-functional
features.
Sandy ;-)
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Mark Nelson [MS]
If you open your cross-functional diagram and then choose New Drawing to get
a blank drawing, that new drawing is still a cross-functional diagram. Thus
you will continue to be prompted.
If you create the blank drawing first and then open your cross-functional
diagram, the new drawing will be truly blank. You should be able to copy
any elements into the document and no longer get the prompting.
New Drawing makes another drawing of whatever template you have open. You
can also avoid the problem by explicitly creating a drawing from a different
template, such as Basic Flowchart.
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Mark Nelson
Microsoft Corporation
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Amy Hurst(MS)
It sounds like you are still in the Cross-Functional flowchart template.
Try opening from a new template, for example: File > New > Flowchart > Basic
Flowchart, then paste in the shapes you want (or create a "plain" flowchart
without the bands/swimlanes).
Or you can just open a blank drawing by choosing File > New > New Drawing
(in which case no stencils will open).
Hope this helps,
amy
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Sandra Norell
Sandy ;-)
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