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Bowtie Designer Version 1.0.2

Public Release Version 1.0.2 (April 2025)

Bowtie Designer is a free download from Microsoft Marketplace

Features included in first public release version 1.0.2:

  1. Supported platform
    • SharePoint Online (web part pages)
  2. Data interactions:
    • Unlimited new blank Bowtie diagrams (lists)
    • Export data as CSV
    • Create Bowtie diagram from exported CSV
    • Read/Edit permission determined from user permission on selected diagram (list)
    • Export report as Excel file
    • Diagram entity limits:
      • free version: 20 diagram elements maximum
      • paid version: 5,000 diagram elements maximum
  3. Supported Diagram Elements:
    • Hazard, Top Event, Trigger (Cause), Outcome (Effect), Control, Escalation, Escalation Control
    • Control Type classification
  4. Viewer Controls:
    • Zoom
    • Highlight selected item
    • Expand/collapse diagram elements
    • Export screenshot as vector diagram
  5. Diagram Editing
    • Edit title, description, external link (URL)
    • Add/remove child elements
    • Elements can appear multiple times
    • Sort elements by drag-drop (in Side Panel)
    • Colour coding
    • Score by Frequency (triggers); Effectiveness (controls); Severity (outcomes)
  6. Supported languages:
    • English (GB and US), French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian