UBPML Prozessbegriffe

Glossary

(see also UBPML Reference)

Term	Denotation	Example
Step	A Step describes a Change (Transformation) from one Constellation (initial) into one or several mutual exclusive other ones (final). It is the elementary unit of a planned Change.	application review
Constellation	A certain state of the system, which is described as a set of classes (i.a. a constellation) in a certain state, as well as optionally by additional constraints on these classes and their inter relationships.	there is an unreviewed application at hand
Step Class	Describes a set of Steps with similar properties, used in schematic descriptions (e.g. workflow definition)	application review (in general)
Step Instance	A specific, scheduled or happened Step, used in projects or workflow instances	review of application number 4711
Constellation Class	Describes a set of a Constellations with similar properties, used in schematic descriptions (e.g. workflow definition	there is (any) unreviewed application at hand
Constellation Instance	a specific situation	application number 4711 is unreviewed
Process Schema	Defines valid Step instances of a Process (by specifying Step classes as well as possibly additional restrictions)
Workflow	Purposeful concatenation of Step classes
Process	Set of step instances
Workflow Instance	Purposeful concatenation of Step instances, corresponding to a certain workflow
Project	Purposeful concatenation of Step instances, freely defined
Process Step Schema	Generic term for Workflow and Process Schema, i.e. a Schema, which defines some set of Step instances
Progression Plan	Generic term for Workflow Instance and Project, i.e. any specific set of Step instances