FAMILY OF CONCEPTS - Systemic Levels of Business Process
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Business ProcessA Business Process is a set of Business-Process Steps performed by Org-Units and/or by automated systems (Business Systems) to produce a Business Outcome Event. It is depicted as a series of Business-Process Steps, controlled by Business Events and conditions. Business-Process Steps are carried out by the involvment of Org-Units and system resources (often Applications) as participants in the process (Participant Business Agents). During its course of action, a Business Process consumes or produces Business Objects. 1) It may memorize or access Business Objects from its Process Store. 2) It may receive Business Objects at its boundary: Business Outcome Consumption. 3) It may signal the production of Business Objects at its boundary: Business Outcome Production. The course of actions of a Business Process is constrained by the application of rules ( Business Rule Enforcement) that define how to react to what is allowed and not allowed to do, |
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DISJOINT SUBTYPES of 'Business Process'
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Business Procedure |
A Business Procedure is a Micro Business Process performed by Organizational Positions of the enterprise. It is usually under the control of a Department Type. |
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Operations Process |
An Operations Process is a Mezzo Business Process performed by Department Types of the enterprise. It is usually under the control of a higher Department Type. |