SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Action Process

Description	Abstract Concept An Action Process is a Behavior that describes a typical course of action intended to produce Outcome Events, through the involvement of Agents as Active Participants. During its course of action, a process consumes or produces Functional Assets, including Information Assets. 1) It may memorize or access Information Assets from and to its Process Stores. 2) It may receive Functional Assets at its boundary: Outcome Consumptions. 3) It may signal the production of Functional Assets at its boundary: Outcome Productions. The course of actions of a Action Process is constrained ( Rule Enforcement) by the application of Behavioral Rules that define what is allowed and not allowed to do. Within SysFEAT, we can examine Action Processes from two distinct perspectives: a) A conceptual standpoint is provided by Value Streams. b) A concrete implementation standpoint is provided by Resource Action Processes. Conceptualization Levels of Action Process: an Action Process is either a Resource Action Process or a Value Stream
External references	ISO 15926 - ClassOfActivity, ISO 9000 - 3.4.1 - Process, Merriam Webster - Process, OMG - BPMN - Process, OMG - UAF - Process, OMG - UML - Activity, OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Process, Russell Ackoff - System of Concepts - Process, WordNet - Process
Super Types	Behavior (from partition: Structural Partition of Behavior)
Functional Domain	System Operating Framework - SOF The System Operating Framework - SOF models how an active system (Agent) operates/functions (Behavior) in its Operating Eco-System to produce Outcome Events that benefit (value) to other Agents or affect (have an effect upon) these Agents.
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT patterns
Lexical Scope	Architecture Container
Framework Mapping	UAF - Operational Views : Action Process UAF - Resource Views : Action Process UAF - Resource Views : Action Process UAF - Security Views : Action Process ArchiMate - Generic Metamodel : Action Process UAF - Parameters : Action Process UAF - Personal Views : Action Process

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

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Graph & Hierarchy

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Specialized Process	[*..0]	Action Process	Action Process
Realized Proces	[*..0]	Action Process	Action Process
Sequence Flow	[*..0]	Behavioral Event	Action Process	A Sequence Flow is used to show the order in which steps of a process will be performed. Each sequence flow has only one source and only one target.
Object Flow	[*..0]	Outcome Event	Action Process	Object Flow is a Sequence Flow that convey from its source
Process Store	[*..0]	Information Domain	Action Process	An Process Store references an Information Domain necessary for activities of the process.
Active Participant	[*..0]	Agent	Action Process	An Active Participant is a Process Participant indicating the role of an Agent actively engaged as an actor within a Action Process.
Process Step	[*..0]	Action Process	Action Process	A Process Step is a Process Activity invoking another Action Process
Hierarchical Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Hierarchical Member is an Aggregate Member that is also a Block Lexical Scope for the Building Block it aggregates: it relates its aggregated block by nesting (see Nesting Relationship).Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks, in constrast to Block Members which are used to build network structures of Building Blocks.
Block Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Block Member is an Aggregate Member that aggregates its releated Building Block by reference (see Referencing Relationship).Block Members are used to build network structures of Building Blocks while Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks.

TEXTUAL SYNTAX

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

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BORDERS

Name	Super type	Border Type	Description
Behavior Temporal Border		Behavioral Event
End Event	Operating Asset::Operating Exit Class of Bounded Individual::End Type	Behavioral Event	An End Event is a temporal border of a Behavior representing the production of a Behavioral Event that ends it.
Input	Behavior::Start Event	Outcome Event	An Input is a border of a Behavior that refers to the reaction to an Outcome Event that starts the Behavior.
Output	Behavior::End Event	Outcome Event	An Output is a border of a Behavior that refers to the production of an Outcome Event that ends the Behavior.
Start Event	Operating Asset::Operating Entry Class of Bounded Individual::Start Type	Behavioral Event	A Start Event is a temporal border of a Behavior representating its reaction to a Behavioral Event that starts it.

INTERNAL STRUCTURE

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CONNECTORS

Connector	Source	Target	Connector Type	Description
Object Flow	Process Step. Output	Process Step. Input	Outcome Event	Abstract Connection Object Flow is a Sequence Flow that convey from its source References: OMG - KerML - ItemFlow
Sequence Flow	Process Step. End Event	Process Step. Start Event	Behavioral Event	A Sequence Flow is used to show the order in which steps of a process will be performed. Each sequence flow has only one source and only one target. References: OMG - BPMN - Sequence Flow OMG - KerML - Succession