A  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,

A  System Process is a Action Process that occurs inside Business Systems (software systems or hardware systems). Its performers can only be Business Software Systems or Concrete Hardware Systems.

During its course of action, a  System Process consumes or produces Data Assets:

1) It may memorize or access Data Assets in its Process Store.

2) It may receive Data Assets at its boundary: Consumed Outcome.

3) It may signal the production of Data Assets at its boundary: Delivered Outcome.

The course of actions of a  System Process is constrained by the application of rules ( System Rule Enforcement) that define what is allowed and not allowed to do.