> #### 4.3.1 Using XPDL in the BPM Console

> XPDL is the XML process definition language. It is a standard of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) that defines a common interchange format for process definitions. XPDL is the vehicle by which Interstage BPM transfers process definitions between different Interstage BPM Servers and to separate workflow products.

> The following is a definition of XPDL from the WfMC Glossary:

> XPDL is the representation of a business process in a form that supports automated manipulation, such as modeling, or enactment by a workflow management system. The process definition consists of a network of activities and their relationships, criteria to indicate the start and termination of the process, and information about the individual activities, such as participants, associated IT applications and data, etc.

> The mechanisms for transferring process definitions within Interstage BPM are the Import and Export functions.

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