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   <Header>
      <Title>Business process model</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1959694">
         <Level1>Business process</Level1>
         <Level2>model</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1959699">
         <Level1>Model</Level1>
         <Level2>business process</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The combination of business processes related to a project model
		is referred to as a Business Process Model.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Business processes reflect the working order of an organization.
		When you have defined these processes in the repository, they can be included
		in a project model. The Business Process Model can be made specific for an
		organization by including the relevant processes from the
		repository.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>This can be done automatically by carrying out the
		transformation rules, which are based on the selected business functions in the
		Business Function Model, or by importing the relevant business processes from
		the repository.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The results of the implementation choices that influence the
		working order in an organization are displayed in the business processes by
		activated and de-activated paths for each optimization phase; this is done
		automatically by carrying out the static condition setting rules defined in the
		repository.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To import business processes from the repository into a
		  project model, and to link process implementation text to them, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session. To start this
		  session:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4500m000" role="session">Project Models (tgbrg4500m000)</GUIRef> session, select a project model and click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4500m000#exec.user.2" role="manual">Business Process Model...</GUIRef>, or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3500m000#exec.user.2" role="manual">Business Process Model...</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>However, you cannot use this session to modify business process
		data; this can only be done in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5500m000" role="session">Business Processes (tgbrg5500m000)</GUIRef> session in the repository.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To manually import a business process from the repository into
		  a project model, complete the following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Click <Emphasis>New</Emphasis>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4160s000#tgbrg360.sequ" role="manual">Sequence</GUIRef> field, specify a number that determines the
		  sequence in which the business processes are displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session, and in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg8240m000#worktop.pb" role="manual">Process Browser</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4160s000#tgbrg360.proc" role="manual">Business Process</GUIRef> field, select the business process
		  you want to import.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1110s000#exec.user.0" role="manual">Save</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
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               <TD colspan="2" width="1022" rowspan="1">Key fields for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4160s000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4160s000)</GUIRef> session</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
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            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TH width="201" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TH>
               <TH width="817" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Description</TH>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD width="201" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4160s000#tgbrg360.rule" role="manual">Set by Rule</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="817" rowspan="1" colspan="1">The transformation rule, as a result of which the
				business process is included in the project model.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD width="201" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4160s000#tgbrg360.subp" role="manual">Subprocess</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="817" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If you select this check box, the business process is
				a nested process. Therefore, the process is incorporated into another business
				process.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="true">
               <TD width="201" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4160s000#tgbrg360.usdm" role="manual">Use within Dynamic Menu Browser</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="817" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If you select this check box, the business process
				can be used in the Process Browser.</TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Optimization Phases by Business Process (tgbrg4140m000)</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To link one or more optimization phases to a business
		  process:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4140m000" role="session">Optimization Phases by Business Process (tgbrg4140m000)</GUIRef> 
            <List>
               <ListItem>To start this session, on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session, select a business process
				and click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000#exec.user.1" role="manual">Link Phases to Business Process...</GUIRef>, or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4570m000#exec.user.6" role="manual">Link Phases to Business Function...</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>If a business process is included in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session because of carrying out the
		  transformation rules, the business process is linked to the same optimization
		  phases as the business function to which it is linked.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The result of linking these optimization phases to the business
		processes is that the processes are included when Process Browsers are created
		by optimization phase.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Set Current Optimization Phase</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4530m000" role="session">Optimization Phases by Project Model (tgbrg4530m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click <Emphasis>Set Current Optimization
		  Phase</Emphasis>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>Here, you can select all phases simultaneously by clicking the <Emphasis>Select All</Emphasis> button, or you can select one specific
		  optimization phase.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>Therefore, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session only shows those business
		processes linked to the selected optimization phase.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To display all business processes linked to the project model,
		click <Emphasis>Select All</Emphasis>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Set all Optimization Phases as Current</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To assign all optimization phases as current, on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session, click <Emphasis>Set all
		Optimization Phases as Current</Emphasis>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>This means all business processes in the project model are
		displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Transform Function Model to Process Model by Project Model (tgbrg4200m000)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To include business processes in a project model using the
		Business Function Model and the transformation rules linked to the business
		functions in the Business Function Model, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4200m000" role="session">Transform Function Model to Process Model by Project Model (tgbrg4200m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To start this session:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000#exec.user.7" role="manual">Transform B. Functions into B. Processes</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>This session automatically imports the relevant business
		processes based on the business functions included in the Business Function
		Model. This transformation is carried out by evaluating the transformation
		setting rules. These rules select certain business processes based on the
		presence of business functions in the Business Function Model. Before the
		actual transformation takes place, you must specify whether the existing model
		must be purged, or whether existing business processes may be overwritten by
		new corresponding processes.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The results of the implementation choices that influence the
		working order in an organization are displayed by activated and de-activated
		paths in the business processes.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The transformation is carried out for the combination of the
		current modeling version and the selected project model.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To transform the Business Function Model to a Business Process
		  Model, complete the following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4200m000#testrun.yn" role="manual">Test Run</GUIRef> check box, a report is printed that consists of the hypothetical
		  outcome of running the session. However, the Business Function Model is not
		  actually transformed into a Business Process Model.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4200m000#clean.yn" role="manual">Purge Existing Model</GUIRef> check box, the business processes present in the
		  project model that do not meet the conditions of the transformation rules are
		  removed from the project model.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4200m000#set.subp" role="manual">Add Subprocesses</GUIRef> check box, the subprocesses linked to the business
		  processes that meet the conditions of the transformation rules are incorporated
		  in the project model.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4200m000#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Transform</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Import Range of Business Processes (tgbrg3260m000)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To import a range of business processes from the repository into
		the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session, without importing
		the business processes manually, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3260m000" role="session">Import Range of Business Processes (tgbrg3260m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To start this session:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3560m000#exec.user.2" role="manual">Import Range of Business Process...</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>The imported business processes become part of the current
		  project model.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To import a range of business processes from the repository
		  into the project model, complete the following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3260m000#proc.f" role="manual">Business Process</GUIRef> field, select the range of business processes you want to
		  import.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The options in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3260m000#tggen.seq.setting" role="groupbox">Sequence Settings</GUIRef> field determine the sequence numbers
		  after the import.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3260m000#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Import</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3260m000#overwrite.yn" role="manual">Overwrite</GUIRef> check box, the business processes present
		in the project model are overwritten by the business processes you
		import.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Expand and collapse process structure</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If you click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg3560m000#exec.user.3" role="manual">Expand Process Structure</GUIRef> on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, the subprocesses linked to the business
		processes you have selected are displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>These subprocesses receive a sequence number that falls in the
		same series as the sequence number of the main business process. The
		subprocesses are not physically copied into the project model, but a link is
		made to the subprocesses in the repository.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If you use collapse, the Process Browser in worktop and <GUIRef href="/baanerp.webtop" role="manual">Web UI</GUIRef> will always start
		with the Main Business Process; this will take longer to build up.</Paragraph>
      <ExampleSection>
         <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>
            <Code>Sequence number business process</Code>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>
            <Code>90 MPU13 Purchase Order Entr</Code>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph> 
            <Code>Subprocesses</Code>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>
            <Code>91 DPU001 Perform PO Header Actions</Code>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>
            <Code>92 DPU002 Perform PO Line Actions</Code>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph> 
            <Code>93 DPU003 Issue Purchase Order</Code>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If you click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000#exec.user.4" role="manual">Collapse Process Structure</GUIRef> on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, the
		  subprocesses linked to the business processes you have selected will no longer
		  be displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg4560m000" role="session">Business Processes by Project Model (tgbrg4560m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </ExampleSection>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>