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business process

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A collection of linked activities that takes one or more kinds of input and creates an output that is of value to an FMI’s stakeholders. A business process may comprise several assets, including information, ICT resources, personnel, logistics and organisational structure, which contribute either directly or indirectly to the added value of the service.

MWECPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures

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IEEE Guide for Terms and Concepts in Intelligent Process Automation

A defined set of business activities that represent the steps or tasks required to achieve a business objective, including the flow and use of information, participants, and human or digital resources.

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.

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Entity Type

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Information Class

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