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Process Synthesis Output

The generated output from Process Synthesis does not differ from the types of output you obtain when you build from scratch or expand expected effects. For each elementary process, Process Synthesis creates the following information in various diagrams:

• Elementary process box in the Activity Hierarchy Diagram
• Views for the elementary process
• Expected effects for the elementary process
• Definition properties for the elementary process
• Process logic in the Action Diagram
• Complete logic except for specific action statements needed to reflect your business rules

Note: For the best and most complete results, resolve all consistency check error messages pertaining to the Data Model before invoking Process Synthesis.

The five types of entity actions that you can generate through Process Synthesis are described next:

CREATE

Creates an occurrence of the specified subject entity type. Also may create or read related entity types as specified in the dialogs that appear.

READ

Retrieves an occurrence of the subject entity type and places its contents in an entity action view. Also may read related entity types, if identifying relationships are present.

UPDATE

Reads and then modifies an occurrence of the subject entity type. Also may read, associate, disassociate, or transfer related entity types as specified in the dialogs that appear. CA Gen generates all ASSOCIATE actions for any mandatory relationship when a CREATE action is added to the Action Diagram.

DELETE

Reads and then removes occurrences of the subject entity type from the database. Also may read related entity types as specified in the dialogs that appear.

LIST

Reads each occurrence of the subject entity type.

The following example shows the results of Process Synthesis. The process Place New Part In Inventory could be expected to create, read, update, and delete entities of the type Stock of Product.

The following example lists the candidate processes generated in the Activity Hierarchy Diagram to perform the indicated activities, as well as the list activity (READ EACH).

Names of Generated Processes

CREATE_STOCK_OF_PRODUCT
READ_STOCK_OF_PRODUCT
UPDATE_STOCK_OF_PRODUCT
DELETE_STOCK_OF_PRODUCT
LIST_STOCK_OF_PRODUCT

The following illustration shows the new processes generated by Process Synthesis:

The following example shows part of the process logic and the views generated for Create Stock of Product. This code was generated at the same time the processes were created in the Activity Hierarchy. Process Synthesis also populates appropriate cells in the Elementary Process or the Entity Type Matrix.

Note: For more information about matrices, see the Analysis Tools Reference Guide.

Generated Process Logic

CREATE_STOCK_OF_PRODUCT
IMPORTS:...
EXPORTS:...
LOCALS:
ENTITY ACTIONS:...
READ warehouse
WHERE DESIRED warehouse name IS EQUAL TO input warehouse
name
WHEN successful
MOVE warehouse TO output warehouse
READ product
WHERE DESIRED product number IS EQUAL TO input product
number
WHEN successful
MOVE product TO output product
CREATE stock_of_product
ASSOCIATE WITH product WHICH is_inventoried_as IT
ASSOCIATE WITH warehouse WHICH holds IT
SET quantity_on_hand TO input stock_of_product
quantity_on_hand
SET color TO input stock_of_product color
WHEN successful
MOVE stock_of_product TO output stock_of_product
WHEN already exists
WHEN not found