Basic Concepts
If you are not familiar with Oracle BPM Studio or BPM concepts in
general, read the topics in this section. If you have
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- Business Process Overview
A business process is a sequence of business tasks and activities that, when executed, produces a well-defined outcome. Once this outcome is achieved, the process is complete.
- Process Instance Overview
A business process is a sequence of steps. A process instance is a specific item moving through those steps.
- Flow Object Overview
A flow object models a step in a business process.
- Transitions Overview
A transition advances the process from one flow object to another. In Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), transitions are also known as connecting objects.