Describing Functional Processes
A functional process is a value chain providing results as goods or services, to an internal or external client of the enterprise or organization. This value chain is described as a sequence of activities.
Accessing the functional process list
To access the functional process list from the Business Architecture navigation pane:
Select
Inventories > Functional Processes in the navigation menu.
The list of functional processes appears in the edit area.
Creating a Functional Process Diagram
To create a functional process diagram:
Right-click the functional process that interests you and click
New > Functional Process Diagram.
The diagram opens in the edit area. The frame of the functional process described appears in the diagram.
The following diagram presents a functional process example:
"Purchase-Receipt" functional process
The purchase request is recorded and must then be approved. The requester is informed of the approval or rejection of the request. If the request is validated, an analysis of the required order is carried out.
If stock is lower than a given threshold, an order is prepared and sent to the supplier for resupply.
If the product is available, or as soon as it is received from the supplier, it is made available to the requester.
In this diagram, the business functions or the business function architectures that perform the functional processes are linked to participants represented in columns.
For more details on the use of functional processes, see the HOPEX Business Process Analysis guide, chapter “Functional Processes", page 61.