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# Acronyms and Definitions

| Term | Definition |
| --- | --- |
| Baseline | Date (or duration) the system calculates that the Workflow should be completed based on the durations configured in the Definition. |
| Business Process Definition | Collection of one or more structured and linked procedures which together realize a business objective or policy goal. |
| Editor Page | Graphical representation of a Business Process Definition in design mode. |
| Canvas | Graphical representation of a Business Process Definition on the Editor Page. |
| Conditional | Decision point within a Business Process Definition. |
| Definition | Designed Business Process containing Steps and Tasks to be completed once a Workflow is started. |
| Extended Data | Additional information used by the Workflow system. - Global: Fields added by IDI. These are included by the system and are based on type of Workflow. These are used between IDI web applications. - User-defined: Fields added to the Workflow system by users. |
| Layout | Graphical representation of a Workflow currently in progress or completed. |
| Overview | Current snapshot of a Workflow currently in progress or completed. |
| Participant | Resource which performs the work represented by a Task. A resource can be an automated resource, such as an automated Task, or a person. |
| Promote | Make a Business Process Definition active in the Production environment. |
| Rank | The order in which the Tasks are to be completed in a Workflow. Multiple Tasks can have the same rank if they can be worked on concurrently. The lowest numbered Rank gets the highest priority in the processing order. |
| Step | Group of Tasks within a Workflow which have the same actions or policies applied to all of the Tasks. In a Workflow, a Step cannot be started until all of the Tasks within the preceding Step have been completed. |
| Task | Activity that forms one logical operation within a Step. A Task may be manual (completed by an individual) or automated (completed by a machine resource). |
| Transition | Link between two items where there is a dependency. For example, a transition can be a link between two Steps where the first must be completed before the second can begin. Or, within a Step, it can be a link between two Tasks where the Task with the lower-numbered rank must be completed before one with a higher-numbered rank can begin. On a canvas or layout, a transition is depicted as an arrow between two items. |
| Workflow | The running instance of a Defined Business Process having its own status and extended data. |
| Worklist | List of in-progress Workflows or Tasks associated with a given Workflow participant. |