The root object is the Process. Each process has a unique, freely selectable Process ID and a continuous version number beginning with 1, as well as a description.
Versioning makes it possible to change and extend processes at a later date without already running processes being affected. When saving, the modeling application checks whether the changes made result in a structural change to the process and automatically proposes the creation of a new process version.
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The determination of whether a new version is necessary is fully automatic. The structure of the modeled process is compared with the structure of the generated workflow template. This structure differs as soon as one of the following actions is performed:
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