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'''Process specificationSpecification''' is a genericbusiness term for the specification of a process. It is not unique to business activity, but can be applied to any organizational activity.

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''.

==Use in systems development==

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 ctedactivity is expected to carry out. Process specifications are commonly included as integral components of requirements documents in systems development.

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 cted to carry out. Process specifications are commonly included as integral components of requirements documents in systems development.

==Techniques==

A variety of approaches can be used to produce a process specification, including:

*[[Decision tables]]