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The Process Accelerator provides organizations increased governance and standardization in how processes are stored, documented, and published. By using these capabilities, organizations will be able to create a single source of truth, drive compliance and consistency across the business, and easily build and manage reusable assets to speed up process creation and improvement.Bookmark this page to stay up to date with Process Accelerator updates and releases! Process managerAssign this role to give a Lucid user permissions to configure and set up the accelerator, including creating repositories and assigning owners.  Learn more. Repository ownerAssign this role to make a Lucid user responsible for setting user access, approving content, maintaining repository organization, and adding additional approvers to expedite the approval workflow. Learn more. Process ownerThis role describes a user who created a process within a repository or was assigned ownership of a process. They are responsible for publishing the process to the repository once it's been approved and maintaining changes to the process. Learn more. RepositoriesRepositories create a single source of truth for all official company documentation at an organization. Process managers can create as many repositories as their organization needs, assign a repository owner for each, and import content from Lucid or other tools. Learn more. Repository foldersUsers now have the ability to organize repository content into folders. Learn more. Approval flowsIn order for new documentation to be added to the repository or existing documentation to be updated, repository owners must review and approve the documentation prior to it being published in the repository. Learn more. Asset libraryReuse a published document as an asset within other documents to expedite process creation and maintenance. Updates to an asset are reflected everywhere it is used. Learn more.  Embed integrationsEmbed repository documents in applications like Jira Cloud, SharePoint, Google, and Microsoft. Learn more.  Document detailsView document details such as date published, process owner, version number, approvers, and asset references. Learn more. Slack and Microsoft Teams integrationsIntegrations with Slack and Microsoft Teams send notifications to requesters and approvers in the approval workflow and to assigned process managers and repository owners. Learn more. BPMN self-serve file importImport BPMN files into the repository to centralize documentation.

Enterprise Shield adds an enhanced layer of fortified security and control to an account on Lucid’s already highly secure platform. This add-on enables admins on your account to streamline processes for safeguarding sensitive data and elevate compliance controls with robust content lifecycle management capabilities. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with Enterprise Shield updates and releases!  Shield admin role This role is purpose-built for managing Enterprise Shield settings like audit logging, content inspection, and data classification, simplifying admin workflows and minimizing risk. Learn more.

The Cloud Accelerator helps organizations understand and plan future changes to their cloud infrastructure. Organizations use the Cloud Accelerator to create accurate, customizable cloud documentation and diagrams, streamlining the process with automated generation, reusable components, and flexible, modifiable visuals. These capabilities improve communication, ensure the right data is prioritized, and accelerate decision-making to boost project velocity. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with Cloud Accelerator updates and releases! Lucid announced on April 3, 2025 that Lucidscale will transition to be a part of the Cloud Accelerator. Current Lucidscale customers will be transitioned to the Cloud Accelerator over time. See here for more information. Enhancements to model interactivity Interacting with automatic visualizations is now more intuitive and consistent across Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale.  No more restrictions on editing shapes You no longer have to double-click to enter or exit a special editing mode in Lucidchart and Lucidspark after switching products. Shapes outside the model can also be selected and manipulated directly within Lucidscale. UI enhancements A dotted border now appears on hover/selection, making the relationship between the generator and other shapes clearer. Outside shapes are no longer translucent when the model is selected.

The Agile Accelerator helps organizations better scale their Agile practices to improve team performance, as well as increase visibility for teams and leaders. By using these capabilities, organizations will be able to share proven yet flexible ways of working in a scalable way, effectively surface qualitative insights about team confidence and health, and respond with agility to change by performing data-driven scenario planning. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with Agile Accelerator updates and releases! Rollover documentsWhen completing and restarting a blueprint, select the documents you wish to roll over to the new instance instead of starting from the template. Learn more.  Share directly with teams Share blueprints with greater flexibility. Share with team tags, or you can now directly with a team. Learn more.   

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space. BPMN self-serve file import Import BPMN files from other tools into Lucid to centralize your documentation. In order to import with the highest fidelity, your file should follow the BPMN 2.0 standard. Learn more.  Document cleanup If you have more than five blank documents in your personal workspace, a new cleanup option will show on the Lucid home page. You can review the documents and determine whether you’d like to move them to trash or keep them in your workspace. Learn more.  

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space. Team folders UI update  See more folders at one time in a clean user interface.Horizontal sticky notes  Add rectangular sticky notes to the canvas by using the advanced option in a shape bank. Learn more.New pattern for following  A new pattern makes it easier for collaborators to join a shared viewing experience. Learn more.Custom field for Lucid Cards  You can now customize what fields show for your Lucid Cards and Lucid Cards for Jira, Azure DevOps, and airfocus. Learn more.Updates to Jira and Azure DevOps quick imports  Quickly import and sync issues for Jira and Azure DevOps into timelines and dynamic tables.

Are you an admin on a Lucid Team or Enterprise account? We are committed to providing you with the tools needed to manage and run your accounts effectively. Use this post to learn about our latest functions and features set up to assist you and your teams! Bookmark this page and check back at the beginning of each quarter to stay up to date with our admin panel updates and releases. Share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space. Ability to exclude multiple groups for group sync with SCIM for organizational groupsTo support unique membership in organizational groups, admins can exclude specific identity provider (IdP) groups via SCIM sync. Excluded groups won't be created in Lucid or assigned to users, though users will still be provisioned and added to other valid groups. This is helpful when users belong to broad groups like "all company users" but should only be assigned to a specific licensing group (e.g., IT) in Lucid. Learn more for Okta and Entra ID.Control Accelerator manager permissions through the admin panelAdmins can utilize the “Add-ons” tab to manage Accelerator managers (i.e., Agile managers, Cloud managers, etc.). Learn more.Self-serve SCIM for organizational groupsAccounts no longer have to contact support to request that SCIM be enabled for their account. Admins can now enable SCIM for org groups from their admin panel. Learn more for Okta and Entra ID.Mark documents for permanent deletionMark documents for permanent deletion: Admins can mark documents for permanent deletion—removing the burden of manual security enforcement while ensuring policies are applied consistently and efficiently across documents while strengthening document protection. Learn more.

The Cloud Accelerator helps organizations understand and plan future changes to their cloud infrastructure. Organizations use the Cloud Accelerator to create accurate, customizable cloud documentation and diagrams, streamlining the process with automated generation, reusable components, and flexible, modifiable visuals. These capabilities improve communication, ensure the right data is prioritized, and accelerate decision-making to boost project velocity.Stay up to date with Cloud Accelerator updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space. Note: Lucid announced on April 3, 2025 that Lucidscale will transition to be a part of the Cloud Accelerator. Current Lucidscale customers will be transitioned to the Cloud Accelerator over time. See here for more information. Visual indicators for newly added resourcesNumbered badges and dots now appear after a model sync to highlight newly added resources of each type since the last sync, making it easier to identify and manage recent changes to your models.

The Agile Accelerator helps organizations better scale their Agile practices to improve team performance, as well as increase visibility for teams and leaders. By using these capabilities, organizations will be able to share proven yet flexible ways of working in a scalable way, effectively surface qualitative insights about team confidence and health, and respond with agility to change by performing data-driven scenario planning.Stay up to date with Agile Accelerator updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space.  Global tag creation Manage teams with flexibility by creating team tags proactively or assigning a tag to an existing team. Learn more.

Enterprise Shield adds an enhanced layer of fortified security and control to an account on Lucid’s already highly secure platform. This add-on enables admins on your account to streamline processes for safeguarding sensitive data and elevate compliance controls with robust content lifecycle management capabilities.Stay up to date with Enterprise Shield updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space.  Audit log download now available in admin panelLucid’s audit logs provide access to a log of key events across your account. These events provide valuable insight into user activity, content management, and system administration, ensuring robust security and compliance. You can now export audit log events in JSON or CSV formats directly from the admin panel. Learn more.

The Agile Accelerator helps organizations better scale their Agile practices to improve team performance, as well as increase visibility for teams and leaders. By using these capabilities, organizations will be able to share proven yet flexible ways of working in a scalable way, effectively surface qualitative insights about team confidence and health, and respond with agility to change by performing data-driven scenario planning.Stay up to date with Agile Accelerator updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space.  Filter teams by team tags  Find and manage teams by filtering the team list using specific tags.

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space.Reset Visual Activities  Reset a visual activity to clear all current data, enabling collaborators to start fresh with a new session. Learn more.Text-to-diagram enhancements  Improved interactions with AI within Lucidchart include: Personalization: AI greets users with their name tied to the account. Conversational interface: AI understanding has improved, and responses are more conversational. AI diagram editing: Jump between manual editing and editing with AI seamlessly to give maximum flexibility when generating diagrams. Diagram types: Include multiple diagram types within the same conversation to add new diagrams or update existing ones to new formats. Learn more.  Convert text-to-code block  Automatically create chunks of code on the canvas from pasted text. In addition, when a block of code is pasted into a text shape (like a sticky note), a new "Convert to code block" icon appears, giving users the option to convert that text to code.New featured section for shape libraries  The shape library now includes a featured section that highlights noteworthy shape libraries, including those that were recently added, such as shape libraries for NVIDIA, SAP, and IBM. Learn more.Updates to the left navigation  The left navigation looks tidier than ever with a new container around the menu. Menu headers add clarity to each section of the menu, distinguishing between pinned teams, Accelerators, all teams, and personal documents. Learn more.Pin teams to a team hub  Users can now pin their favorite team hubs. Pinned team hubs are listed at the top of the left navigation, making them easy to find. The option to pin a team also appears from within the team hub. Learn more.Hot key menu improvements  Keyboard shortcuts are now more intuitive, making it easier to navigate quickly around the board. Learn more.

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space.Editable estimation bank  Drive alignment on task estimation by editing values and colors within the story point bank. Learn more.Profile shape refresh  Update all shapes and shape bank items to reflect the correct name, photo, color, and border, ensuring that team members are consistently represented within and across documents. Learn more.Team hub active document banner  Users can now see which documents other team members are working in. This banner invites users to join their teammates to collaborate in real time. Learn more.Assisted layout  Use assisted layout to effortlessly organize content within swimlanes, Containers, and Frames with one click. This feature automatically aligns objects for a clean, structured workspace by snapping items into a grid pattern and adjusting container size as you add or remove content. Assisted layout is also available to use on AI-generated diagrams. Learn more.

Enterprise Shield adds an enhanced layer of fortified security and control to an account on Lucid’s already highly secure platform. This add-on enables admins on your account to streamline processes for safeguarding sensitive data and elevate compliance controls with robust content lifecycle management capabilities.Stay up to date with Enterprise Shield updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space.  Accessing external documents and foldersAdmins can now manage internal access to externally owned documents and folders, helping accounts stay secure while giving admins precise control over document access and sharing controls. Learn more here or check out our community post for further details.

Are you an admin on a Lucid Team or Enterprise account? We are committed to providing you with the tools needed to manage and run your accounts effectively. Use this post to learn about our latest functions and features set up to assist you and your teams! Bookmark this page and check back at the beginning of each quarter to stay up to date with our admin panel updates and releases. Share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space. Mark documents for permanent deletionMark documents for permanent deletion: Admins can mark documents for permanent deletion—removing the burden of manual security enforcement while ensuring policies are applied consistently and efficiently across documents while strengthening document protection. Learn more.

The Agile Accelerator helps organizations better scale their Agile practices to improve team performance, as well as increase visibility for teams and leaders. By using these capabilities, organizations will be able to share proven yet flexible ways of working in a scalable way, effectively surface qualitative insights about team confidence and health, and respond with agility to change by performing data-driven scenario planning.Stay up to date with Agile Accelerator updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space.  Agile managerA new user role that can create Agile teams in the Agile Accelerator, create and share blueprints, and access dashboards to view insights across teams. Learn more.BlueprintA set of templates that Agile managers can customize to give teams a starting point, share proven ways of working, and collect qualitative insights. Learn more.InsightsSet up Frames and Visual Activities in blueprint templates to collect qualitative insights, like team health, across teams. These insights are aggregated into a dashboard where Agile managers can drill into, filter, and export the data. Learn more.Team plannerAutomatically create team hubs for each team at scale through a CSV import, including team tags, so that each team has a home base for documentation and working through Agile events. Learn more.Team tagsOrganize teams into initiatives, projects, or other categories to easily share specific blueprints with relevant teams. Learn more.Scenario planning (beta)Pause the data sync between Lucid Cards and Jira/ADO to visualize a data-backed scenario by changing team capacity and moving tasks around to make the best decision. Learn more.

Enterprise Shield adds an enhanced layer of fortified security and control to an account on Lucid’s already highly secure platform. This add-on enables admins on your account to streamline processes for safeguarding sensitive data and elevate compliance controls with robust content lifecycle management capabilities.Stay up to date with Enterprise Shield updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space.  Bulk classification and deletionAdmins can now classify documents at scale from Content inspection and Document “discovery” pages—removing the burden of manual security enforcement while ensuring policies are applied consistently and efficiently across documents. Admins can also mark documents for permanent deletion in an effort to strengthen document protection. Learn more.Required classificationStrengthen data integrity and compliance by ensuring every document is properly classified. Admins can require every new document to have and enforce classification, helping to enforce security policies automatically and reduce manual oversight. Learn more.Distributed security, org group publish, and embed settingsAdmins have more granular control over publishing behavior, aligning with how share settings already work in distributed security. Admins can apply publish and embed restrictions at the org group level for tighter, more flexible document security. They can control whether users can publish documents from their org group, have settings applied to docs owned by group members, and base controls on document owner rather than just the document viewer. Learn more.Auto-classificationAuto-classification allows you to automatically classify documents based on the type of sensitive content detected via Content inspection. Admins can map sensitive categories to classification levels. The most sensitive classification is the highest listed, and you can adjust levels as needed. Auto-classification will only move a document's classification up to more restrictive classifications—never down. This automation ensures that sensitive information is consistently managed and protected in accordance with its importance and associated risk levels at scale. Learn more.

The Cloud Accelerator helps organizations understand and plan future changes to their cloud infrastructure. Organizations use the Cloud Accelerator to create accurate, customizable cloud documentation and diagrams, streamlining the process with automated generation, reusable components, and flexible, modifiable visuals. These capabilities improve communication, ensure the right data is prioritized, and accelerate decision-making to boost project velocity.Stay up to date with Cloud Accelerator updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space. Note: Lucid announced on April 3, 2025 that Lucidscale will transition to be a part of the Cloud Accelerator. Current Lucidscale customers will be transitioned to the Cloud Accelerator over time. See here for more information. AWS Org importImport data from accounts that have been set up with AWS Organizations—with a single connection. Learn more.Manual layout viewsPlace resources exactly where you want them on Lucid’s infinite canvas while maintaining the connection to real-world data from your cloud provider, including the ability to add newly deployed resources after your data refreshes. Learn more.Unmapped resourcesSee which resources exist within your account to easily add them to your models as annotations. Learn more.Model auto-syncSet your models to automatically sync with updates to the dataset the model is created from. Learn more.

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space.AI enhancements Introducing a more conversational experience with Collaborative AI, all prompts will offer conversational-style responses to ensure that the output is aligned with user expectations.Add your role to your user profile Add details about your role and role description to your user profile to help Lucid recommend more relevant content and create a more curated user experience. Learn more.Team hub setup guide Designed to guide users through setting up their team hub effectively, this new flow simplifies the process, ensuring teams can easily add resources, links, and team members to team hubs.Chevron shapes added to shape library In response to user requests, chevron shapes and arrows are now available. Learn more.

Enterprise Shield adds an enhanced layer of fortified security and control to an account on Lucid’s already highly secure platform. This add-on enables admins on your account to streamline processes for safeguarding sensitive data and elevate compliance controls with robust content lifecycle management capabilities.Stay up to date with Enterprise Shield updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space.  Customizable policy in Enterprise ShieldAdmins now have more granular control over content inspection. They can customize which sensitive categories and info types to scan—like detecting SSNs but excluding first names—allowing tailored enforcement of regulations and compliance frameworks. Learn more.Enhancements to classification controls in Enterprise ShieldWe’re adding stronger security measures to protect your sensitive data from data exfiltration. In addition to our current classification controls (disable print, disable export, disable publish, and disable external shares), we’re now launching disable replication to prevent unauthorized movement of classified information in your Lucid documents. This will help Enterprise customers enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies and maintain confidentiality. Learn more.

The Cloud Accelerator helps organizations understand and plan future changes to their cloud infrastructure. Organizations use the Cloud Accelerator to create accurate, customizable cloud documentation and diagrams, streamlining the process with automated generation, reusable components, and flexible, modifiable visuals. These capabilities improve communication, ensure the right data is prioritized, and accelerate decision-making to boost project velocity.Stay up to date with Cloud Accelerator updates and releases and share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space. Note: Lucid announced on April 3, 2025 that Lucidscale will transition to be a part of the Cloud Accelerator. Current Lucidscale customers will be transitioned to the Cloud Accelerator over time. See here for more information. Universal canvasLucidscale is now part of the universal canvas. Switch from Lucidscale to other Lucid products to edit your canvas while preserving the connection to your data source. Learn more.

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space.Assisted layout AI All new diagrams created with AI will have assisted layout features, allowing you to easily move shapes around in drop zones, adjust spacing between shapes, and swap shapes. Learn more.Generate diagram attachments When entering a text prompt for AI-generated diagrams, you can now attach a file for AI to reference as it creates a diagram. Supported files will be .txt files, PDFs, and images. Learn more.SAP shape library Access a new shape library that includes shapes specific to SAP. Learn more.NVIDIA shape library Access a new shape library that provides shapes to visually represent NVIDIA’s hardware, platforms, software, and applications, helping you to map how your resources interact with NVIDIA technology in AI, robotics, automotive, healthcare, and more.Profile shape pill  You can now create a profile shape pill that includes the user’s full name to make it easier to see and identify profile shapes on the canvas. Learn more.

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space.Conditional formatting with AI Describe your formatting criteria, and Lucid will instantly apply rules to emphasize key information or alert you to critical changes across your diagram. Learn more.Team quick search Describe your formatting criteria, and Lucid will instantly apply rules to emphasize key information or alert you to critical changes across your diagram. Learn more.Convert basic lines into dependencies Speed up your workflow by instantly converting basic lines into Jira dependencies with the Lucid Cards for Jira integration. With just a right-click, you can transform lines into dependencies. This means less time transcribing and more time executing. Learn more.

Are you an admin on a Lucid Team or Enterprise account? We are committed to providing you with the tools needed to manage and run your accounts effectively. Use this post to learn about our latest functions and features set up to assist you and your teams! Bookmark this page and check back at the beginning of each quarter to stay up to date with our admin panel updates and releases. Share feedback with our team in the community Product Feedback space. Customizable policy in Enterprise ShieldAdmins now have more granular control over content inspection. They can customize which sensitive categories and info types to scan—like detecting SSNs but excluding first names—allowing tailored enforcement of regulations and compliance frameworks. Learn more.Enhancements to classification controls in Enterprise ShieldWe’re adding stronger security measures to protect your sensitive data from data exfiltration. In addition to our current classification controls (disable print, disable export, disable publish, and disable external shares), we’re now launching disable replication to prevent unauthorized movement of classified information in your Lucid documents. This will help Enterprise customers enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies and maintain confidentiality. Learn more.

This post details the latest updates across the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, which includes Lucidchart and Lucidspark. The Lucid Suite provides an end-to-end platform for visual collaboration, helping your teams to stay aligned, build, and drive results from start to finish. We've designed this page to be your primary resource for staying informed about all the new product releases, features, and improvements we've made. Bookmark this page to stay up to date with these releases and share your feedback with our team in the Product Feedback community space.Line enhancements When setting a line control point on elbow lines, the line node is now filled in, making it easy to see where you have set the line control point. As you adjust your diagram, the line will stay consistent with that point. Learn more.Customizable team name Customize your team space with your team name. Learn more.New crosshair icon for organizers and generators When you stamp a shape onto the canvas, you’ll see a crosshair with an icon preview, making it easier to see exactly where your shape will land on the canvas. Learn more.Profile shape banks You can now add a shape bank expressly built to hold profile shapes on the canvas, making profile shapes easier to find, use, and manage. Search for and add new profile shapes, or hover over a profile shape to see more information about that user. Learn more.