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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 activity is expected 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]]