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A process type specifying the synthesis and processing protocol or history of a material.

Property Expected Type Description
Properties from Process
measurementTechnique DefinedTerm or
Instrument or
SoftwareApplication or
SoftwareSourceCode
Indicates the simulation or measurement technique used in this Process. A type of measurement or simulation could be described with a DefinedTerm and the specific tool can be specified with Instrument, SoftwareApplication, or SoftwareSourceCode.
parameterControlled PropertyValue or
DefinedTerm
The parameterControlled property can indicate one or more variables that are controlled in the activity associated with the Process, described using DefinedTerm or as PropertyValue consisting of identifier, value, and unit.
variableMeasured PropertyValue or
DefinedTerm
The variableMeasured property can indicate one or more variables that are measured and reported in the Process, described using DefinedTerm or as PropertyValue consisting of identifier, value, and unit.
Properties from HowTo
estimatedCost MonetaryAmount The cost or estimated cost of this part of the Process.
performTime Duration The length of time it takes to perform the Process (not including time to prepare), in ISO 8601 duration format.
prepTime Duration The length of time it takes to prepare the items used in the Process (not including time to prepare), in ISO 8601 duration format.
step Process This specifies the sequence of steps in this Process. This property may be used recurively for complex Process descriptions. This property is the same as itemListElement.
supply Material The starting state or source materials used during the process. I.e., supply is the state of the material(s) before the process or process step and material is the state of the material after the proces or process step.
tool DefinedTerm or
Instrument
Indicates the instrument or process type used during this process or process step. The processing technique can be represented by a type of instrument specified as a DefinedTerm or a specific instrument represented by an Instrument.
totalTime Duration The total length of time it takes to perform the process or process step, in ISO 8601 duration format.
yield PropertyValue or
Text
The the quantity of material produced during this process or process step.
Properties from ItemList
Properties from ListItem
position Integer The position of a process step in a list of process steps.
Properties from CreativeWork
about DefinedTerm or
Project
The subject matter of the Process as defined by a defined term or realized via a project.
accountablePerson Person Specifies the Person that is legally accountable for the Process.
author Organization or
Person
The author of this Process.
citation CreativeWork or
Text
A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc.
comment Comment A comment or list of comments about this Process.
contributor Organization or
Person
A secondary contributor to the Process.
copyrightHolder Organization or
Person
The party holding the legal copyright to the Process.
creator Organization or
Person
The creator/author of this Process. This is the same as the Author property.
dateCreated Date or
DateTime
The date on which the Process was created.
dateModified Date or
DateTime
The date on which the Process was modified.
datePublished Date or
DateTime
The date on which the Process was published.
editor Person Specifies the Person who edited the Process.
funder Organization or
Person
A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution.
isBasedOn Process or
URL
This is used to specify when a ProcessHistory is based on ProcessProtocol.
keywords Text Keywords or tags used to describe the Process.
license URL or
CreativeWork
A license document that applies to this Process, typically indicated by URL.
material Material Indicates the real or simulated material that this resource describes. Examples: When used in Dataset, the Dataset may result from the characterization of this material. When used in ProcessHistory, this is the resulting material created by the process.
materialExtent QuantitativeValue The quantity of the materials being described.
provider Organization or
Person
The organization or person providing access to the Process.
publisher Organization or
Person
The publisher of the Process.
workExample Material The material produced by this Process.
text Text The textual content of this Process.
Properties from Thing
alternateName Text An alias for the Process.
description Text A description of the Process.
identifier PropertyValue or
Text
One or more identifers for the the Process.
name Text The name of the Process.