The IBM® Rational® System Architect® for Microsoft Visio Mapping solution – Working with Visio.

Imagine an organization where executives, business analysts, functional managers and IT all share a common view of business processes. They can collaborate to ensure maximum process efficiency, effectiveness and optimization. And imagine if the outcomes of process optimization projects are actionable and repeatable.

Imagine no more…the IBM® Rational® System Architect® Process Integrator tool helps link two powerful solutions to provide business process value. With Rational System Architect Process Integrator, you help enhance the widespread utilization and ease-of-use of Microsoft® Visio®, and combine it with the business analysis, collaboration and communication capabilities of the IBM® Rational® System Architect® solution.

The Rational System Architect Process Integrator solution is a Visio add-on that allows Visio process modelers to remain in the tool they know and prefer, while enabling business analysts and enterprise architects to access these models in Rational System Architect for advanced analysis and reporting.

The Rational System Architect Process Integrator solution helps you with:

• Visio templates and error checking ensure adherence to BPMN and organizational chart standards

• Active diagramming updates model icons based on modeling context

• Visio "Anchor Window" displays all diagrams and artifacts in the Rational System Architect repository for error checking, tracking and re-use

• Visio models saved in repository can be opened in Rational System Architect for editing, analysis, and reporting

• Common artifacts can be reused across Visio models, and updated automatically wherever a change to that object is made