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'''Process Specification''' is a generic term for the specification of a process. It is not unique to business activity, but can be applied to any organizational activity. <br />
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Within some structured methods, the capitalized term '''Process Specification''' refers to a description of the procedure to be followed by an actor within an elementary level business activity, as represented on a process model such as a [[dataflow diagram]] or [[IDEF0]] model. A common alias is ''minispec'', short for ''miniature specification''. <br />
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==Use in systems development==<br />
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The process specification defines what must be done to transform inputs into outputs. It is a detailed set of instructions outlining a business procedure that each elementary level business activity is expected to carry out. Process specifications are commonly included as integral components of requirements documents in systems development. <br />
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==Techniques==<br />
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A variety of approaches can be used to produce a process specification, including:<br />
*[[Decision tables]]<br />
*Structured English (favored technique of most systems analysts)<br />
*Pre/post conditions<br />
*[[Use cases]], basic course or events/alternate paths in [[use cases]]<br />
*[[Flowcharts]]<br />
*[[Nassi–Shneiderman diagram|Nassi–Shneiderman diagrams]]<br />
*[[Unified Modeling Language|UML]] [[Activity diagram|Activity diagrams]]<br />
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No matter what approach is used, a specification must communicate to system development designers, implementers and support professionals, and be verifiable by stakeholders and end users.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Specification (technical standard)]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151205091250/http://www.yourdon.com/strucanalysis/wiki/index.php/Chapter_11 Chapter 11] of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208030959/http://www.yourdon.com/strucanalysis/wiki/index.php?title=Introduction Structured Analysis Wiki], by [[Ed Yourdon]]<br />
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