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Process contracts (governance)

Process contracts are the same process definitions you maintain in Processes; this surface is the governance registry — lifecycle, owner, category, version, linked products — not the canvas editor.

When to choose this

Use Process contracts when you need to:

  • Review published vs draft definitions across the organisation
  • Check ownership (team) and category before an audit
  • See latest version and last modification at a glance
  • Jump to the builder only when the graph must change

Create or import processes from Processes under Automation — there is no Create here.

Setup

Same as Processes: categories, domains/departments/teams as needed, roles bpm.viewer / bpm.editor.

What users see

Surface Path Content
List /contracts/process KPIs, filters, governance-oriented columns (owner, lifecycle, category, version, last modified, linked product)
Detail /contracts/process/{id} Read-only lifecycle and history panels, version list with link to builder, Edit in Processes

How it works

  • Lists reuse the same BPM definitions API as the builder.
  • Actions open /processes/{id} for the visual editor.

Limitations

  • No canvas editing here; active versions remain read-only until a new version is created in the builder (see Processes).

Audit & compliance

Question Where
Who changed the definition? Detail metadata; audit log filtered by bpm
Which version was live? Versions tab on detail

Troubleshooting

Symptom Cause Fix
Empty table No definitions Create under Processes
Need to edit graph Governance is read-only Edit in Processes

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