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Chapter 7
EPC modeling. Events reflect a state or status in the process and are represented by an
elongated hexagon, and functions reflect the part of the process where change occurs and
are represented by rectangles with rounded corners.

Object

Expense
incurred
190
Past
participle
Event

Verb

Prepare
expense report

Object
Function
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FIGURE 7-5 Event process chain (EPC) components

A standardized naming convention for functions and events is also used in EPC
modeling. For example, the convention for naming events is object—past participle,
as shown in the following examples:

Object Past Participle
Expense incurred
Expense report approved

Hard copy filed

For functions, the naming convention is verb—object, as shown in the following
examples:

Verb Object
Prepare expense report
Review expense report
Mail refund check

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