UBPML Prozessbegriffe
Glossary and Comparison of Methods
BPMN, UML, EPC, UBPML, CEP, (A)CM, HIMS
Glossary and Comparison of Methods
(see also UBPML Reference)
Term
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Denotation
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Example
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Terms To Compare
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| UBPML | Token based BPMLs | CEP | (A) CM | HIMS | |||||
| BPMN | UML Activity | EPC | |||||||
Step
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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.
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application review
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see Step Class resp. Instance
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Constellation
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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.
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there is an unreviewed application at hand
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see Step Class resp. Instance
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Step Class
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Describes a set of Steps with similar properties, used in schematic descriptions (e.g. workflow definition)
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application review (in general)
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Step Class | Activity | Activity | Function | Action | Case in a template | Activity in a template |
Step Instance
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A specific, scheduled or happened Step, used in projects or workflow instances
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review of application number 4711
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Step Instance | exists at runtime, but not modelable | Case | Activity in a Plan | |||
Constellation Class
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Describes a set of a Constellations with similar properties, used in schematic descriptions (e.g. workflow definition
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there is (any) unreviewed application at hand
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Constellation Class | implicitly via artefacts | implicitly via objects | Event | Event (via Conditions) | implicitly via documents in template | Rule (governing Activity enablement or validation), plus deliverables, in a Stage in a template |
Constellation Instance
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a specific situation
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application number 4711 is unreviewed
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Constellation Instance | "a token arrives" | Incident of an Event (Condition fulfilled) | matching Rules in a Plan | |||
Change
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the purpose of a Step, connects two Constellations (the origin and the goal)
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application review
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Change | not explicitly addressed | Purpose of an Activity | ||||
Process Schema
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Defines valid Step instances of a Process (by specifying Step classes as well as possibly additional restrictions)
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class "ApplicaionReview", condition "region : north"
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Process Schema | Stage | |||||
Workflow
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Purposeful concatenation of Step classes
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Sequence of Step Classes "ApplicationEntry", "ApplicationReview", "ApplicationAcceptance"
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Workflow | Process (actually: Flow Chart) | template | ||||
Process
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Set of step instances
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instances of class "ApplicaionReview", taking place in region north
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Process | exists at runtime, but not modelable | |||||
Workflow Instance
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Purposeful concatenation of Step instances, corresponding to a certain workflow
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Sequence of Step Instances "Entry Application #4711", "Review Application #4711", "Acceptance Application #4711"
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Workflow Instance | exists at runtime, but not modelable | Case ("#4711") | Plan | |||
Project
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Purposeful concatenation of Step instances, freely defined
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Improvement of Application Review
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Project | not modelable | Case ("Improvement of Application Review") | Project = Plan and all its sub-Plans (at any level) | |||
Process Step Schema
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Generic term for Workflow and Process Schema, i.e. a Schema, which defines some set of Step instances
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Process Step Schema | see Workflow resp. Process Schema
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Process Architecture | |||||
Progression Plan
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Generic term for Workflow Instance and Project, i.e. any specific set of Step instances
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Progression Plan | see Workflow Instance resp. Project
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Plan Hierarchy | |||||
