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description: >-
  Documentation for your Processes that includes an image of the Process map,
  lists all its elements and connectors, and their functional descriptions.
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# Documentation Package

## Overview

Use the Documentation package to enter and view documentation for your Processes. Entered documentation is for informational purposes only and does not affect Request workflow.

The documentation displays as a page within ProcessMaker Platform. Use the Web browser to print or save as a PDF if your browser supports those functions.

Process documentation has the following attributes:

* The page generated by the Documentation package provides the following information about the Process:&#x20;
  * The name of the Process.&#x20;
  * When was the Process was last updated and by whom.&#x20;
  * A description of the Process as entered when creating a new process.&#x20;
  * An image of the Process map.&#x20;
  * Names of all Process elements and their unique node IDs.&#x20;
* The documented description of each Process element and/or connector. If no description has been entered for an element/connector, **No Documentation Found** message displays.

Below is a documented Process.

![Documentation for a Process](https://1243566085-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPyTHGwZ0VereJkRNmGxE%2Fuploads%2FpPHOx0Ejm5h1J4zZtfKf%2FDocumentation%20Package.png?alt=media\&token=48d4861b-aee9-4eee-b057-5517bb9dacaf)

See the following topics regarding how to view Process documentation and edit the description for Process elements and/or connectors:

* **View Documentation for a process**: [View documentation for a process](broken-reference) from the **Processes** tab.&#x20;
* **Start Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Start Event element.&#x20;
* **Start Timer Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Start Timer Event element.&#x20;
* **Signal Start Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Signal Start Event element.&#x20;
* **Message Start Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Message Start Event element.&#x20;
* **Conditional Start Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Conditional Start Event element.&#x20;
* **Intermediate Timer Event element configuration:**[ Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Intermediate Timer Event element.&#x20;
* **Intermediate Signal Catch Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Intermediate Signal Catch Event element.
* **Intermediate Signal Throw Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Intermediate Message Throw Event element.
* **Intermediate Message Catch Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Intermediate Message Catch Event element.
* **Intermediate Message Throw Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Intermediate Message Throw Event element.
* **Intermediate Conditional Catch Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Intermediate Conditional Catch event element.
* **End Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an End Event element.
* **Message End Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Message End Event element.
* **Error End Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Error End Event element.
* **Signal End Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Signal End Event element.
* **Terminate End Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Terminate End Event element.
* **Form Task element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Form Task element.
* **Manual Task element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Manual Task element.
* **Script Task element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Script Task element.
* **Sub Process element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Sub process element.
* **Boundary Timer Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Boundary Timer Event element.
* **Boundary Error Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Boundary Error Event element.
* **Boundary Signal Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Boundary Signal Event element.
* **Boundary Conditional Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Boundary Conditional Event element.
* **Boundary Message Event element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Boundary Message Event element.
* **Exclusive Gateway element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Exclusive Gateway element.
* **Inclusive Gateway element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Inclusive Gateway element.
* **Parallel Gateway element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a parallel Gateway element.
* **Event-Based Gateway element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Event-Based Gateway element.
* **Pool element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Pool element.
* **Lane element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Lane element.
* **Text Annotation element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Text Annotation element.
* **Message Flow element configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Message Flow element.
* **Actions by Email connector configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for an Actions by Email connector.
* **Data Connector connector configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Data Connector connector.
* **DocuSign connector configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a DocuSign connector.
* **PDF Generator connector configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a PDF Generator connector.
* **Send Email connector configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Send Email connector.
* **Slack Notification connector configuration:** [Configure how to edit the description](broken-reference) for a Slack Notification connector.
