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corresponds with a functional process in the COSMIC FFP sense. e guideline
gives the decisive answer: for an elementary component of a FUR to be a functional
process, it is necessary to be both:
◾ Independently executable
◾ Triggered by an event in the world of the users
3.2.4.3 One or More Functional Processes?
Sometimes, the measurer may be in doubt whether a function consists of one or
more functional processes. e guideline states that whenever the user has to make
a decision (i.e., an event occurs in the realm of the user), this implies a separate trig-
ger, and so a separate functional process is identied.
3.2.4.4 Identification of Data Groups ...