Changelog

BA Copilot now has dedicated image-to-process-map and whiteboard-to-process-map tool pages, with the live AI generator embedded directly on the page.

Drop or paste a flowchart screenshot, diagram image, or whiteboard photo into the generator drop zone above the chat input, then use the chat to turn it into an editable process map.

The Mermaid, Image, and Whiteboard process-map tools are also easier to find from the footer, desktop navigation, mobile navigation, sitemap, and related tool cross-links.

We have upgraded the core model behind process-map generation.

Maps now arrive around 2.8x faster on our standard benchmark: roughly 3 seconds for a typical process map, down from about 9.

The bigger win is on long briefs. Paste in a detailed procedure and you are far more likely to get a complete set of three options back rather than a partial one.

We did not trade quality for speed. Before shipping it we ran a blind evaluation across the same task set, scored by independent judges that could not see which model produced which map. The new model matched the old one.

Faster, same quality, nothing to switch on.

BA Copilot no longer hides the BPMN editor palette on touchscreen laptops when the browser reports touch capability in a misleading way.

If the app detects mouse, trackpad, or pen input, it self-heals and restores the normal editing controls.

On genuine touch-only devices the touch-first layout still applies, but there is now a clear Show editing tools and Hide tools toggle instead of silently hiding the palette.

BA Copilot now includes a Presentation Layer for process maps.

You can add titles, labels, callouts, highlight boxes, and arrows on top of a process map without changing the underlying BPMN. The annotations are stored separately from the BPMN XML, so the process model stays standards-compliant while the presentation view becomes easier to polish for clients and stakeholders.

Annotations can follow specific BPMN elements, move with pan and zoom. If a linked BPMN element is removed, BA Copilot keeps the annotation and surfaces it in a review tray instead of silently deleting it.

PNG and PDF exports can include the presentation layer, while BPMN and Visio exports remain clean BPMN-only outputs.

Open a process map and turn on Presentation mode

BA Copilot now supports As-is / To-be process map comparisons.

You can link a current-state process map with a future-state version, then compare the diagrams and metadata side by side. The comparison view highlights what changed, tracks employee time saved, and lets you choose which standard or custom fields to include.

Comparisons can also be exported as focused PDF or Word documents, so you can share the before-and-after view with clients, stakeholders, or delivery teams.

This helps turn process mapping into a clear improvement story: what changed, why it matters, and how much time it can save.

To try it: open a workspace from your dashboard and click the 'Current/Future' tab.

BA Copilot now lets you personalize the AI assistant with custom instructions and reusable prompt templates.

Custom instructions let you save guidance for an organization or workspace so BA Copilot can follow your preferred terminology, standards, tone, and process-mapping approach without you repeating the same context in every prompt. Workspace instructions take precedence when you are working in that workspace, and you can switch instructions off for a single message when you need a clean run.

Prompt templates let you save repeatable BA workflows and insert them into the chat composer from the + tools menu or the / slash menu. Placeholder fields are highlighted after insertion so you can quickly fill in the parts that change.

Together, these make the assistant easier to shape around your consulting style, client standards, and recurring process-analysis workflows.

To set it up, open settings and click 'prompt templates' or 'custom instructions'.

BA Copilot can now export process maps as editable Word documents as well as PDFs.

In the export flow, choose Word document (.docx) from the new Format selector. BA Copilot uses the same map selection and export settings as the PDF flow, then creates a Word document with a cover page, optional AI summary, process overview pages, custom-property details, and full-page BPMN diagrams.

This is useful when a process map needs to become a working handover, review pack, client document, or internal improvement plan. You can keep the BPMN diagram in the document, then edit the surrounding explanation, summary, and notes directly in Word.

If you also include BPMN or Visio files in the export bundle, BA Copilot packages the Word document into the ZIP alongside those files.

To try it: open the export page and choose Word document (.docx) from the Format selector.

BA Copilot now has a free BPMN process map comparison tool.

Upload two BPMN files, such as a current-state and future-state process map, and compare them in the browser. The tool shows the diagrams side by side, highlights added, removed, and changed elements, and includes a metadata comparison table for the selected fields.

You can also export the comparison as a PDF or Word report, using the same comparison engine as the BA Copilot dashboard As-is / To-be workflow.

It is built for process improvement work where the output needs to show the real difference between two process maps, not just two separate diagrams.

Try the free comparison tool