Data object

Data object
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HasOutgoingControlFlow	hasOutgoingControlFlow::0
HasResource	hasResource::0
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Short description

A data object (sometimes also called information object) is a resource that can be attached to an EPC function by a data flow in order to highlight data processed by the function.

Syntax

A data object is connected to a function by data flow connector, a straight line with an arrow in one direction. The arrow is at the end of the straight line, pointing towards the element to which the information is flowing. [1], [2] Data objects which are neither written nor read, but carried around, are connected to a function by an undirected connector. [2] A function is associated with none or more data objects and a data object is associated with one or more functions. [3], [4]

Semantic

Data objects illustrate input data that serves as the basis for a function or output data that is produced by the function. [2], [4] A data object is not only data from databases, but can be any information from any source, digital or non-digital. [2]

Relation type

A data object is connected to a function by a data flow connector. [4]

Extensions

iEPC. [5]

References

• [*1] Rump, “Geschäftsprozessmanagement mit EPK.” 1999.
• [*2] J. L. Staud, Geschäftsprozessanalyse. 2006.
• [*3] A. Scheer, O. Thomas, and O. Adam, “Process Modeling Using Event-Driven Process Chains,” pp. 119–145, 2005.
• [*4] B. Korherr and B. List, “A UML 2 Profile for Event Driven Process Chains *,” vol. 205, pp. 161–172, 2006.
• [*5] L. Rosa, H. M. Arthur, M. La, and M. Dumas, Configurable Multi-Perspective Business Process Models. 2010.