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title: "Build Your Own Process"
slug: "build-your-own-process"
updated: 2026-08-11T00:09:37Z
published: 2026-08-11T00:09:37Z
canonical: "docs.processmaker.com/build-your-own-process"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.processmaker.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Build Your Own Process

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## Build Your Own Process

**Permissions**

Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to create a new Process unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected:

- Processes: Create Processes
- Processes: View Processes

See the [Processes](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#processes) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

Follow these steps to start from a blank canvas and build your own process:

1. [View your active Processes.](/v1/docs/process-management#view-your-processes)
2. Click the **+Process** button. The **New Process** screen displays.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/New%20Process%20-%202026.png)
3. Click the **Build Your Own** option. The **Create Process** screen displays.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/625d7653-03fd-4937-8bfd-e8826ef6b0a7.png)
4. In the **Name** setting, enter the unique name for the Process. Process names must be unique in your organization regardless of whether the Process is active or [archived](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process), and can only use apostrophe characters (`'`) and spaces. This is a required setting.
5. In the **Description** setting, enter a description of the Process. This is a required setting.
6. From the **Category** drop-down menu, select one or more [Process Categories](/v1/docs/process-categories) to associate with this Process. To remove a Process Category that is currently selected, click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/18b07a86-be84-40af-9306-214a527e4a8f.png) icon for that selection or press `Enter` when the drop-down is visible. This is a required setting. For more information, see [What is a Process Category?](/v1/docs/process-categories)
7. From the **Project** drop-down menu, optionally select the [Project(s)](/v1/docs/projects) for this process. To remove a Project that is currently selected, click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/18b07a86-be84-40af-9306-214a527e4a8f.png) icon for that selection or press `Enter` when the drop-down is visible. For more information, see [Projects](/v1/docs/projects).
8. From the **Process Manager** drop-down menu, select the Process Manager for this Process. For more information, see [Process Management](/v1/docs/process-management).
9. Optionally, click the **Upload File** button to upload a third-party BPMN file to create a process from the BPMN specifications. ***Note***: This feature does not support the `.json` file format. [See instructions to import a json file](/v1/docs/import-a-processmaker-platform-process).
10. Click **Save**. Your new Process opens in Process Modeler.
11. [Continue designing the process in the Modeler](/v1/docs/process-modeler).

> Supported modeling objects for BPMN file import
> 
> When importing a third-party BPMN file, the following modeling objects will be included in the new process.
> 
> **Start Events**
> 
> - Empty Start Event
> - Message Catch Start Event
> - Timer Start Event
> - Conditional Start Event
> - Error Start Event
> - Signal Start Event
> 
> **End Events**
> 
> - Empty End Event
> - Message End Event
> - Signal End Event
> - Error End Event
> 
> **Participants**
> 
> - Pools
> - Lanes
> 
> **Gateways**
> 
> - Exclusive Gateway
> - Inclusive Gateway
> - Parallel Gateway
> 
> **Artifacts**
> 
> - Text Annotation
> 
> **Activities**
> 
> - Script Task
> - Manual Task
> - Service Task
> 
> **Events**
> 
> - Message Event
> - Timer Event
> - Error Event
> - Conditional Event
> - Signal Event
> 
> **Intermediate Events**
> 
> - Message Throw Event
> - Message Catch Event
> - Timer Throw Event
> - Timer Catch Event
> - Conditional Catch Event
> - Signal Throw Event
> - Signal Catch Event
> 
> **Boundary Events**
> 
> - Message Catch Event
> - Timer Catch Event
> - Conditional Catch Event
> - Signal Catch Event
> - Error Catch Event

## Related

- [Create a Process from an Image](/create-a-process-from-an-image.md)
- [Create a Process from Text](/create-a-new-process-using-ai-assistant.md)
- [Create a New Process from Template](/create-a-new-process-from-template.md)
- [Lucidchart Integration](/lucidchart-integration.md)