OSID - osid.workflow.Process Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.workflow.Process
Implements	`osid.OsidGovernator`
Description	A `Process.`
Method	isEnabled
Description	Tests if this process is enabled.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this process is enabled, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getInitialStepId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the initial step of this process. All work goes through an initial step.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the step `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getInitialStep
Description	Gets the initial step of this process.
Return	`osid.workflow.Step`		the step
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getInitialStateId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the initial state of the work upon entering this process. The initial state is used to assign the work to an initial step that has this state as an initial state.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the state `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getInitialState
Description	Gets the initial state of the work upon entering this process. The initial state is used to assign the work to an initial step that has this state as an initial state.
Return	`osid.process.State`		the state
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getProcessRecord
Description	Gets the process record corresponding to the given `Process` record `Type.` This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `processRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(processRecordType)` is `true` .
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`processRecordType`	the type of process record to retrieve
Return	`osid.workflow.records.ProcessRecord`		the process record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`processRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(processRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.