Glossary

A Flow is a directional connector between elements in a Process, Collaboration, or Choreography.

A Flow Object is a graphical object that can be connected to or from a Sequence Flow.

A Fork in a process is a point in the Process where a process path can be split into two or more process paths that are run in parallel within the process.

A Foundation Architecture is a set of Generic building blocks, their inter-relationships with other building blocks, combined with the principles and guidelines that provide a foundation on which more specific architectures can be built.

A Framework is a tool that can be used to structure thinking around content or process, ensuring consistency and completeness.

A Gap is the statement of difference between two states and is usally used in the context to analyze the gap between two known states, for example the Baseline and Target Architecture.

Governance is the discipline of delivering a required business outcome by monitoring, managing, and directing activities within a business (or IS/IT landscape).

Information is data that has been processed, analyzed and / or interpreted to give it meaning for the user.

At its most basic, Information Technology refers to the use of technology to process data into information.

An Intermediate Event is an event that occurs after a Process has been started, but before the process ends.

Interoperability relates to ability of diverse environments, systems and organizations to work together.

A Join is a point in the Process where two or more parallel Sequence Flow paths are combined into one Sequence Flow path.