Process - Properties and Relationships — DDI 4.0 dev documentation

# Process - Properties and Relationships

## Properties

Name | Type | Cardinality
--- | --- | ---
name | ObjectName | 0..n
overview | InternationalStructuredString | 0..1

### name

A linguistic signifier. Human understandable name (word, phrase, or mnemonic) that reflects the ISO/IEC 11179-5 naming principles. If more than one name is provided provide a context to differentiate usage.

### overview

Provides a high level overview or summary of the class. Can be used to inform end-users or as part of an executive summary. Supports the use of multiple languages and structured text.

## Relationships

Name | Type | Cardinality
--- | --- | ---
implementsAlgorithm | Algorithm | 0..n
isSpecifiedBy | ProcessStep | 0..n

### implementsAlgorithm

An implementation and/or execution of an algorithm which is associated with the design of the process.

### isSpecifiedBy

The Process Step which describes the organization of the process flow. This could be realizes as a sequence, a temporal relationship, or conditional control step. When appropriate to a realization it could be realized as a single ProcessStep (such as an Act). It should provide a clear entry and exit point(s) for the process.