Decision Points and Rules in Business Process Models

To configure decision points in your business process models, you must define a rule which conditions will be based, add the decision point in your process model, and assign the rule and related conditions to the decision point.

To configure decision points in your business process models, you must:

• Define a rule upon which conditions will be based.
• Add the decision point in your process model.
• Assign the rule and related conditions to the decision point.

For example, for a decision point at which the flow of a business process model splits into two paths determined by the total amount of a purchase order, you define a rule indicating the total amount of the purchase order, such as: PO is greater than $10,000.

Then, you must assign the rule to the decision point within your process model, and indicate the conditions by which the data progresses through each path from the decision point. For our example, if the total PO amount is greater than $10,000 (true to the rule), take path A; and if the total PO amount is not greater than $10,000 (not true to the rule), take path B. The following diagram illustrates the concept: