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CLASS OF CLASS OF INDIVIDUAL - Action Process Type

Description

Abstract Concept

An Action Process Type is a Behavior Type that describes a typical course of action intended to produce Outcomes, through the involvement of Agent Types as Active Participants.

During its course of action, a process consumes or produces Functional Assets, including Information Assets.

1) It may memorize or access Information Assets from and to its Process Stores.

2) It may receive Functional Assets at its boundary: Outcome Consumptions.

3) It may signal the production of Functional Assets at its boundary: Outcome Productions.

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

Within SysFEAT, we can examine Action Process Typees from two distinct perspectives:

a) A conceptual standpoint is provided by Value Streams.

b) A concrete implementation standpoint is provided by Resource Action Processes.

Conceptualization Levels of Action Process Type: an Action Process Type is either a Resource Action Process or a Value Stream

Functional Domain: System Operating Framework - SOF

The System Operating Framework - SOF models how an active system (Agent Type) operates/functions (Behavior Type) in its Operating Eco-System to produce Outcome Events that benefit (value) to other Agent Types or affect (have an effect upon) these Agent Types.

External references

ISO 15926 - ClassOfActivity

ISO 9000 - 3.4.1 - Process

Merriam Webster - Process

OMG - BPMN - Process

OMG - UAF - Process

OMG - UML - Activity

OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Process

Russell Ackoff - System of Concepts - Process

WordNet - Process

Super Types

Behavior Type (from partition: Structural Partition of Behavior Type)

Power Type of

Individual Process

Dictionary

SysFEAT System Operating Framework

Lexical Scope

Architecture Container

Framework Mapping

UAF - Security Views : Action Process Type
UAF - Parameters : Action Process Type
UAF - Operational Views : Action Process Type
UAF - Personal Views : Action Process Type
UAF - Resource Views : Action Process Type
ArchiMate - Generic Metamodel : Action Process Type
UAF - Resource Views : Action Process Type

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

Composition: ➝ Classification: ➝ Specialization: ➝ Instance Of: --> Enumerated definition: ➝ Syntax: ➝

Graph & Hierarchy

Composition: ➝ Classification: ➝ Specialization: ➝ Instance Of: --> Enumerated definition: ➝ Syntax: ➝

Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Specialized Process	[*..0]	Action Process Type	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship
Realized Proces	[*..0]	Action Process Type	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship
Sequence Flow	[*..0]	Behavioral Event	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship A Sequence Flow is used to show the order in which steps of a process will be performed. Each sequence flow has only one source and only one target.
Object Flow	[*..0]	Outcome Event	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship Object Flow is a Sequence Flow that convey from its source
Process Store	[*..0]	Information Domain	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship An Process Store references an Information Domain necessary for activities of the process.
Active Participant	[*..0]	Agent Type	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship An Active Participant is a Process Participant indicating the role of an Agent Type actively engaged as an actor within a Action Process Type.
Process Participant	[*..0]	Agent Type	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship A Process Participant is the involvement of an in a .
Process Step	[*..0]	Action Process Type	Action Process Type	Abstract Relationship A Process Step is a Process Activity invoking another Action Process Type
Hierarchical Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Hierarchical Member is an Aggregate Member that is also a Block Lexical Scope for the Building Block it aggregates: it relates its aggregated block by nesting (see Nesting Relationship).Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks, in constrast to Block Members which are used to build network structures of Building Blocks.
Block Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Block Member is an Aggregate Member that aggregates its releated Building Block by reference (see Referencing Relationship).Block Members are used to build network structures of Building Blocks while Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks.
Existential Dependency	[1..1]	Entity	Entity	Abstract Relationship An Existential Dependency relationship is a Relationship where the source Entitys existence depends on the existence of the target Entity.The cardinality of the set of targetted Entity is [1..1].

SERIALIZATION FORMAT

TEXTUAL SYNTAX RDF

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SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

Sub-Types Super-Types

SUB-TYPES

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BORDERS

Name	Super type	Border Type	Description
Behavior Temporal Border	Bounded Individual::Temporal Border	Behavioral Event
End Event	Operating Asset Type::Operating Exit Behavior Type::Behavior Temporal Border	Behavioral Event	An End Event is a temporal border of a Behavior Type representing the production of a Behavioral Event that ends it.
Input	Behavior Type::Start Event	Outcome Event	An Input is a border of a Behavior Type that refers to the reaction to an Outcome Event that starts the Behavior Type.
Output	Behavior Type::End Event	Outcome Event	An Output is a border of a Behavior Type that refers to the production of an Outcome Event that ends the Behavior Type.
Start Event	Operating Asset Type::Operating Entry Behavior Type::Behavior Temporal Border	Behavioral Event	A Start Event is a temporal border of a Behavior Type representating its reaction to a Behavioral Event that starts it.

INTERNAL STRUCTURE

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CONNECTORS

Connector	Source	Target	Connector Type	Description
Object Flow	Process Step. Output	Process Step. Input	Outcome Event	Abstract Connection Object Flow is a Sequence Flow that convey from its source References: OMG - KerML - ItemFlow
Sequence Flow	Process Step. End Event	Process Step. Start Event	Behavioral Event	Abstract Connection A Sequence Flow is used to show the order in which steps of a process will be performed. Each sequence flow has only one source and only one target. References: OMG - BPMN - Sequence Flow OMG - KerML - Succession

CLASS OF CLASS OF INDIVIDUAL - Action Process Type

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph

Graph & Hierarchy

Relationship Table

SERIALIZATION FORMAT

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

SUB-TYPES

SUPER-TYPES

BORDERS

INTERNAL STRUCTURE

CONNECTORS

CHARTER

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