Process Control

Complex processes often require a hierarchy of subprocesses. In traditional programming, functionality is modular. Teams break down complexity into procedures, methods, or libraries that you can use repeatedly. Similarly, in CA Process Automation there are methods to simplify complex processes. You can model subordinate processes as branches or as separate processes. A separate subordinate or child process can then be called from a parent process by a Start Process operator. For example, a parent process managing computer systems for a bank could incorporate the following child processes using Start Process operators:

During each business day, process automatic bill payments.
During each night, perform a daily backup.
At the end of each day, process and verify checks.
At the end of each month, calculate interest for accounts.

Subordinate processes define logically or physically distinct child processes within a system. The structure of a parent process synchronizes child processes, manages resources that are shared across processes, and defines error handling and dependencies between processes on a system-wide scale.