Object and object type

Object

Specific use of object types. For objects you differentiate between definitions and occurrences.

Object type

Object types characterize the type of objects that are permissible within a model type. Object types of the Event-driven process chain (EPC) include Event, Function, and Rule, for example.

Object types represent different procedures, activities, states, etc. For example, the Function object type can represent both the Send delivery note activity and the Check parts availability activity. Therefore, it represents a technical task or activity to support one or more business objectives. You define a function by placing it in the model window and assigning attributes to it, for example, name, costs, or times. The function then describes a specific task. A model type contains structurally non-relevant and structurally relevant object types.

An object type can occur in multiple model types. For example, the Function object type occurs in the Function tree model type which represents the hierarchical structure of functions. Functions are also used in the EPC model type which represents functions in their chronological-logical order.

Example

The objects Customer request received and Customer request recorded are based on the Event object type.