Overview of Processes
A process definition is the graphical representation of your business process. You develop and test process definitions using TIBCO Designer. The process definition is executed by a ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks process engine. A process engine creates instances of process definitions. These process instances automate your business processes by executing the business process described by the process definition.
The following figure illustrates the relationship between process definitions, a process engine, and process instances.
A process engine creating process instances
Process engines are started using TIBCO Administrator after you deploy your project. For more information about deploying a project, see .
The remainder of this manual describes how to create the process definitions that eventually become running process instances.