Adaptable Process Model Process Design Language Characteristics
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	The process design language (PDL) used in the APM description represents a process flow using the following constructs: • process - a major APM activity indicated by the process or subprocess keywords; • task definition - a collection of APM tasks indicated by the task definition keyword; • task - a refinement of a specific APM task indicated by the Begin Task keyword; • concurrent activities - indicated by parallel activities (asynchronous); • events - indicated by an event trigger that causes the tasks that follow to be conducted; • sequences - a series of tasks each terminated with a semi-colon; • loops - repeat a sequence of steps until a condition is met; do a sequence of tasks while a condition is met; • conditional tests - if a condition is true then do a set of tasks else do a different set of tasks. All constructs are delimited by a end delimiter. For example, repeat until is delimited by the end delimiter endrep. In addition, indentation is used to group information. APM Umbrella Activity Acronyms • software project management -- SPM • formal technical reviews -- FTR • software quality assurance -- SQA • software configuration management-- SCM • reusability management -- REUSE • measurement -- M • document preparation and production -- DPP • risk management - RSK Return to "How to Use the APM"