# Swimlane

Flowchart steps placed in lanes. Mermaid marks this type as beta.

## Examples

The playground samples for this type, rendered by Ondine when the documentation builds.

### Example 1

```mermaid
---
config:
  theme: default
  look: classic
---
swimlane-beta LR
  subgraph Customer
    Browse[Browse catalog]
    Pay[Pay]
  end
  subgraph Warehouse
    Pick[Pick items]
    Ship[Ship order]
  end
  subgraph Finance
    Invoice[Raise invoice]
  end
  Browse --> Pay
  Pay --> Pick
  Pick --> Ship
  Pay --> Invoice

```

### Example 2

```mermaid
swimlane-beta LR
  subgraph Customer
    request[Request service]
    receive[Receive update]
  end

  subgraph Support
    triage[Triage request]
    answer[Send answer]
  end

  subgraph Engineering
    investigate[Investigate issue]
    fix[Prepare fix]
  end

  request --> triage
  triage -->|Known issue| answer
  triage -->|Needs code change| investigate
  investigate --> fix --> answer
  answer --> receive

```

### Example 3

```mermaid
swimlane-beta LR
  accTitle: Support escalation
  accDescr: A request starts with the customer, is triaged by support, and may be escalated to engineering.

  subgraph Customer
    request[Open request]
  end

  subgraph Support
    triage[Triage]
  end

  subgraph Engineering
    resolve[Resolve]
  end

  request --> triage --> resolve

```

### Example 4

```mermaid
swimlane-beta LR
  subgraph Customer
    submit[Submit order]
    confirm[Confirm delivery]
  end

  subgraph Store
    check[Check order]
    pack[Pack items]
  end

  subgraph Carrier
    collect[Collect package]
    deliver[Deliver package]
  end

  submit --> check --> pack --> collect --> deliver --> confirm

```

### Example 5

```mermaid
swimlane-beta LR
  subgraph Applicant
    apply[Submit application]
    sign[Sign agreement]
  end

  subgraph Reviewer
    screen[Screen application]
    decide{Approved?}
  end

  subgraph System
    create[Create account]
    notify[Send welcome email]
  end

  apply -->|Application received| screen
  screen --> decide
  decide -->|Approved| create --> notify --> sign
  decide -->|Needs changes| apply

```

### Example 6

```mermaid
swimlane-beta TB
  subgraph Intake
    collect[Collect request]
    validate[Validate details]
  end

  subgraph Review
    review[Review request]
    decide{Ready?}
  end

  subgraph Delivery
    schedule[Schedule work]
    complete[Complete work]
  end

  collect --> validate --> review --> decide
  decide -->|Yes| schedule --> complete
  decide -->|No| collect

```