Object types

The table below shows all object types used in PPM graph format:

Object type

Identifier

Description

Function

OT_FUNC

Functions describe activities in the process. Function attributes are used to apply actual values for measure calculations.

Event

OT_EVT

Events are process statuses and describe the status triggering a function and the result of executing a function. Process fragments are merged into process instances using events of the same type.

Organizational
unit
(optional)

OT_ORG

Processors of a function can be assigned to organizational units by being made anonymous. The attributes of the organizational units are the basis for process cost accounting.

AND rule
(optional)

OT_RULEAND

Splits or consolidates a process flow. The two process paths that follow the AND rule are both run through.

OR rule
(optional)

OT_RULEOR

Splits or consolidates a process flow. At least one of the process paths that follow the OR rule is run through.

XOR rule
(optional)

OT_RULEXOR

Splits or consolidates a process flow. Only one of the process paths that follow the XOR rule is run through.

Within a graph, an object is uniquely identified by its node id. The node id is found in the id XML attribute for the node XML element. Objects with the same node id are not allowed and are combined into a single object.