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Process Definitions

A process definition is a graphical representation of your business process model. You create process definitions by dragging and dropping a Process Definition resource from the Process palette to the design panel.

Selecting the process definition in the project panel changes the palette panel and the design panel to allow you to create your business process model. The palette panel contains a set of activity palettes for use in the process definition. The design panel displays the business process model. Newly created process definitions contain a Start activity and an End activity. Figure 15 illustrates a newly created process definition.

Figure 15 A newly created process definition

The process definition describes the business process. When the process definition is executed, it is known as a process instance.

Process definitions consist of these components:

•	Activities

•	Transitions

•

Groups

•	Shared Configuration Resources

•	Subprocesses

The following sections describe these components. See Developing Process Definitions for a description of how to develop your process definitions.

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