Activities can be categorized by type to make the process easier for users to follow. There are different types, each with its icon to easily differentiate.

Indicates that this activity is performed by a person

Represent tasks that are manually completed

This approval is not linked to publishing, it is to highlight an area where internal approval may be required. An approval activity reflects on the map as a brown node with the same icon as the user activity type.

The approval activities report lists all the approval activities that appear within processes and value streams.

Indicates that an activity is performed automatically rather than manually. Generally, this would refer to a system, like running a report overnight

Indicates that the activity is a database activity, like an update