Process

Definition

Execution of programs defined in a process model in a specified sequence.

Use

Each process is created in the HR Process Workbench using a process model and is assigned a unique number. The process comprises all steps defined in the process model. Closed processes are locked for changes, however they can still be displayed. This ensures that the complete process history is available.

If a process model is used periodically, you create a new process each time. The process ID uniquely identifies each process.

Example Example

You use the same process model each month to create the bank transfer for an employee and print the forms. Each month you use the process model to create a new process. In December, you may need to use a different process model since additional evaluation reports are required at the end of the year.

End of the example.

Structure

You can check the processing steps using the Status Display function.

Process step

In a process step, a program is executed in the process model. The process step includes:

The program category, whose specifications have been defined in the process model .

The assigned program with a variant

You can repeat a process step as often as required. The subsequent program that processes the results of the process steps is then also repeated. You start and repeat processes and process steps in the same way.

Run

A run is equivalent to starting or repeating a process step. The runs in a process step are displayed and numbered sequentially. If a process is repeated, all process steps will also be repeated.

Set

If personnel numbers are processed at the same time in a process step, the system groups together the personnel numbers into a set. The number of sets is determined each time the process step is repeated. The sets are assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 each time.

If the personnel numbers cannot be processed at the same time, they automatically form one set.