Configuring EPC Branching

Business processes usually contain multiple process branches: Processes branch off and are merged again. Different paths are possible: Process branches may run parallel and are processed independently of each other or their progress may depend on the occurrence of predefined conditions.

Scheer PAS offers solutions to both options:

	Use the AND Connector for simultaneous running process branches. If, for example, a request has to be processed by several departments, the clerks are able to save their contributions independently of each other and do not lose time waiting for one another.
	If the next process step depends on the occurence of a specific event, you need to use the XOR Connector and define the conditions to which the next process step is tied.

There are slight differences in use of the AND and XOR connectors in modeling. Please see the chapters AND Branching and XOR Branching for more informations regarding their characteristics.