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Select an Elementary Process to Analyze

Selecting an elementary process to analyze is the first step in creating a process logic diagram. Start by analyzing the Data Model to see what activities can be implied by its entity types. For example, the portion of the Data Model shown in the Take Order Process Example contains the entity types CUSTOMER ORDER, CUSTOMER ORDER LINE, and CUSTOMER. For the business rules demonstrated by the relationships, if CUSTOMER places an order, we must create an occurrence of ORDER. You can create and select an elementary process called Create Customer Order for the subject of your analysis.

At this point, you should also consider the following details for the process:

• Definition
• Import and export views
• Identification as an elementary process

The following example shows the Take Order Process: