Process Properties

This dialog box displays the properties of a process object, which is part of the Process Model.

General

Name: Name of the process.

Synonym: Synonym for the process.

Sources Filter Condition: A filter for the data on the source level, using SQL valid in a WHERE clause (but without including the WHERE keyword). Example: dept_id = 'ENG'

Sources Join Condition: A join between two or more sources used in the process, using SQL valid in a WHERE clause (but without including the WHERE keyword). Example: table1.dept_id = table2.dept_id

Type: Type of process: Primitive (standalone), Composite (consisting of multiple outer processes, or Use transformation task (as specified in the next field).

Use Transformation Task: Select the transformation task to use.

Short Definition

Text for a short definition of the process.

Mode

Interactive/Batch: Mode: Batch, Interactive, Manual, or Unknown.

Minimum Acceptable Throughput: Batch Min. Transactions: For batch mode, minimum acceptable number of processing operations for each specified Minimum Acceptable Throughput Batch Time Unit. Example: 100 for 100 operations each hour.

Minimum Acceptable Throughput: Batch Time Unit: Unit of time for the specified minimum acceptable number of processing operations. Example: Hour for 100 operations each hour.

Longest Acceptable Response Time: Numeric unit of the longest acceptable response time. Example: 5 for 5 seconds.

Longest Acceptable Response Time Unit: Time measure unit of the longest acceptable response time. Example: Second for 5 seconds.

Frequency/Priority

Expected Frequency Times: Number of times the process is expected to be used within each Expected Frequency Time Unit. Example: 50 for 50 times each day.

Expected Frequency Time Unit: Time measure unit for the Expected Frequency Times. Example: Day for 50 times each day.

Priority: Descriptive term for the priority of the process: Low, Medium, High, or None.

Peak Periods

You can specify, for each day the process is run, either no peak periods (times with a high level or activity or demand) or one or more one-hour intervals.

Information Structures

Displays information structures associated with the process. To view the Information Structure Properties, double-click an information structure item or select the item and click the Properties icon.

Events

Displays events associated with the process. Includes a separate area for flow events. To view the Event Properties, double-click an information structure item or select the item and click the Properties icon. To add an event, click the Add (+) icon; to remove an event from the process definition, select it and click the Remove (X) icon.

Incoming Flows

Displays flows coming into the process. To view the Flow Properties, double-click the flow item or select the item and click the Properties icon. (To add a flow, use the New Flow icon on the data flow diagram.)

Outgoing Flows

Displays flows going out from the process. To view the Flow Properties, double-click the flow item or select the item and click the Properties icon. (To add a flow, use the New Flow icon on the data flow diagram.)

Processed Attributes

Displays attributes processed by the process. To view the Attribute Properties, double-click an attribute item or select the item and click the Properties icon.

Processed Entities

Displays entities processed by the process. To view the Entity Properties, double-click an entity item or select the item and click the Properties icon.

Task Input Params Mapping

Displays mappings between task input parameters and their sources.

Source-Target Mapping

Lets you specify, for each target element, the type of transformation: As it is, Derivation, Aggregation. Summarization, or Complex Formula. (Each Target Element matches an item from the Processed Attributes pane.)

Comments, Notes, Measurements, Change Requests, Responsible Parties, Documents, Summary

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