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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Create a business process

Create a business process and define the owners, approvers, business criticality, and review frequency for the process.

Before you begin

Role required: business_process_admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > CSDM > Design > Business Process.

  2. Click New.

  3. On the form, fill in the fields.

FieldDescription
NameName of the business process.
ParentParent business process. Note: If a parent process exists, it creates a hierarchy of business processes.
Life cycle stageStage of the business process in the business life cycle. The stage determines the status and displays the actions. Note: This field is automatically set to Ideation when you save the form for a process in the Draft state.
Review frequencyFrequency for reviewing the business process.
Life cycle stage statusStatus of the business process within the life-cycle stages. Note: This field is automatically set to Under Evaluation when you save the form for a process in the Draft state.
Next review datePlanned date on which the business process must be reviewed. The value in this field is automatically set only after the business process is approved.
DescriptionShort description of the business process. The description can include the background, the actual steps, and the interaction of the process.
Ownership
Managed by groupGroup that maintains the business process.
Approval groupGroup that must review and approve the business process.
Owned byUser responsible for the business process. This user is a member of the Managed by group.
Business Impact
Business criticality declaredCriticality of the business process based on your subjective assessment. The choices are:- 1- most critical - 2- somewhat critical - 3- less critical - 4- not critical
Impact to confidentialityRisk rating for the risk of loss of confidentiality. Confidentiality loss leads to leakage of confidential information. The choices are the following:- High - Medium - Low
Impact to availabilityRisk rating for the risk of loss of availability. Unavailability of the system may cause delays in decision making, business interruptions, loss of revenue, and customer dissatisfaction. The choices are the following:- High - Medium - Low
Business criticality determinedComputed criticality of the business process based on the assessment of the subprocesses. The choices are the following:- 1- most critical - 2- somewhat critical - 3- less critical - 4- not critical
Impact to integrityRisk rating for the risk of impact to integrity. Impact to integrity has consequences for businesses and employees, including fines and damage to your brand, reputation, and people. The choices are the following:- High - Medium - Low
  1. Right-click on the form header and click Save.

    The record moves to the Draft state.

  2. To send the record for review and approval, click Review.

    The values in the Life cycle stage field and the Life cycle stage status field change. The Approvals related list appears, and the members of the Approval list can view the record in their list of approvals.

  3. Approve, reject, or delete a business process
    If a new business process has identified approvers, then the approvers must review and approve the process before it can be published. The approvers can also reject or delete the process as necessary.

Parent Topic:Manage a business process