Cross-Department Approval Swimlane Template (Contracts)

flowchart TB
    subgraph Requesting department
        A[Draft contract] --> B[Submit for approval]
        H[Collect and file contract]
    end
    subgraph Legal
        C{Terms compliant?}
    end
    subgraph Finance
        D{Payment terms and budget OK?}
    end
    subgraph Executive sponsor
        E[Sign-off]
    end
    subgraph Administration
        F[Apply company seal] --> G[Number and archive]
    end
    B --> C
    C -- Yes --> D
    C -- Revise --> A
    D -- Yes --> E
    D -- Revise --> A
    E -- Approved --> F
    E -- Rejected --> A
    G --> H

Draw a cross-department approval swimlane diagram in Mermaid flowchart TB syntax. Use one subgraph per lane for [Requesting department, Legal, Finance, Executive sponsor, Administration]; put each role's steps inside its own subgraph and write the edges that cross roles after all the subgraphs. The process: the requesting department drafts and submits a [contract] → legal checks whether the terms are compliant (if not, back to drafting) → finance checks payment terms and budget (if not OK, back to drafting) → the executive sponsor signs off (if rejected, back to drafting) → administration applies the seal, numbers and archives it → the requesting department collects and files it. Use diamond nodes for decisions and label the branches on the edges. Output only the mermaid code block.