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Process and Process Elements 
You use this function to map a process in a recipe. The process is the top element in the process model. It contains all the activities that are required to produce one or more products. The recipe process is made up of the following process elements:
● Stage
● Operation
● Action
Together with the recipe, the process is the highest procedural element in recipe editing. Processes reside at the same level in the hierarchy as recipes.
You can create a process together with the recipe or as an independent building block. You can create the process elements as independent building blocks, or as dependent objects in a recipe and within a higher process element.
Dependent process elements in the recipe are managed by their higher-level object (for example, an operation or stage). You can create them from scratch or based on copied building blocks.
To create a process with process elements within a recipe, proceed as described under Creating Processes with Process Elements.
To create a process with process elements as a separate building block, proceed as described under Creating Recipe Building Blocks. For more information about process building blocks and process element building blocks, see:
● Process
● Creating Recipes with the Data for a Process Building Block
● Copying Process Element Building Blocks to a Recipe
