FlowMaster
Glossary

Terms with one clear meaning.

The public vocabulary for FlowMaster. Short definitions, written for buyers and evaluators, not implementation teams.

Core terms

#01
Business-as-Code
Business processes written in plain language, versioned, approved and executed directly by the platform.
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Process definition
The approved object that carries flow, data, rules, interfaces and version control for a running process.
#03
Runtime Governance layer
The execution-time control layer that checks the actor, process state, data state and rule version before an action updates a system, sends a notification or advances a case.
#04
Packaged module
A packaged executable business capability, not a template. It contains the process definition, rules, interfaces and integration shape needed to run.
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Promotion
The controlled movement of a process version from design or test into production according to the organisation's approval rules.
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Runtime record
The evidence attached to a process run: definition version, rule version, actor, data state, attempted action and outcome.
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Provider choice
The customer's choice of hosted or self-hosted provider options configured for the customer environment. Automation may assist, but rules bind execution.
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System of record
The existing enterprise system that remains authoritative for a data object. FlowMaster reads it in place and writes back when the process permits.
#09
Semantic Data Exchange (SDX)
The translation and annotation layer that maps raw database schemas to plain-business-language terms, allowing AI agents and rules to query databases without hardcoding API endpoints or schema keys.