Reimbursement approval swimlane
PlantUML swimlane covering a request for reimbursement that branches by amount, escalates to the department head, and returns to finance.
What this diagram shows
Small claims stop at the direct manager; larger claims escalate up the chain.
If the department head rejects, the requester is notified and the flow ends — no silent dead-ends.
Approved claims always end at the finance lane disbursing payment, then back to the requester.
About swimlane diagrams
Swimlane diagrams split a process into vertical columns — one per team, system, or role — so handoffs between owners are visible at a glance. They are the natural fit for PRD user flows, approval chains, order fulfilment, and incident response runbooks where who-does-what matters as much as what-happens-next.
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View PlantUML sourcePlain-text diagram syntax — copy or edit directly.
1@startuml2|#E6E6FA|Requester|3start4:Submit reimbursement;5|#ADD8E6|Direct Manager|6if (Amount < 50k?) then (yes)7 :Manager approve;8else (no)9 :Forward upward;10 |#FFFACD|Department Head|11 :Head review;12 if (Approved?) then (yes)13 :Release;14 else (no)15 |Requester|16 :Receive rejection;17 stop18 endif19endif20|#FFDAB9|Finance|21:Disburse payment;22|Requester|23:Funds received;24stop25@endumlRelated templates
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