topic Re: Definition of terms: activity, task, job, execution, ... in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/definition-of-terms-activity-task-job-execution/m-p/217167#M170297 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>"What is an execution?"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A pointer to where you are in the process instance currently.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"What is the difference between an execution and a process instance?"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A process instance == a collection of executions, structured as a tree and stored relationally</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"What is the difference between an activity, a task and a job?"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Activity = a step in the process, typically rounded rectangle in BPMN</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>task = something a user/system has to do</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>job = a timer or an async continutation of a process</SPAN><BR /><BR /></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 May 2016 12:07:28 GMT jbarrez 2016-05-03T12:07:28Z Definition of terms: activity, task, job, execution, ... https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/definition-of-terms-activity-task-job-execution/m-p/217166#M170296 There are lots of concepts in Activiti, such as: deployments, processes, activities, tasks, jobs and executions.Unfortunately user manual does not clearly define these terms, and for someone new to Activiti and BPMN it is hard to understand what exactly is what.Is there a clear description of these Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:41:08 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/definition-of-terms-activity-task-job-execution/m-p/217166#M170296 jesper1 2016-04-28T10:41:08Z Re: Definition of terms: activity, task, job, execution, ... https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/definition-of-terms-activity-task-job-execution/m-p/217167#M170297 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>"What is an execution?"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A pointer to where you are in the process instance currently.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"What is the difference between an execution and a process instance?"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A process instance == a collection of executions, structured as a tree and stored relationally</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"What is the difference between an activity, a task and a job?"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Activity = a step in the process, typically rounded rectangle in BPMN</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>task = something a user/system has to do</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>job = a timer or an async continutation of a process</SPAN><BR /><BR /></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 May 2016 12:07:28 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/definition-of-terms-activity-task-job-execution/m-p/217167#M170297 jbarrez 2016-05-03T12:07:28Z