Notation is a defined set of symbols and usage rules for representing domain interactions, processes, systems, decisions, and unresolved questions. In collaborative modeling, the symbols support conversation rather than serving as an artifact to perfect or reuse unchanged. section 8.4.1 section 7.1.3
Two related modeling approaches use distinct notation sets:
- Process modeling EventStorming uses yellow actors or roles, blue actions or commands, pink systems, orange domain events, purple policies, green information, and fuchsia or red hot spots. section 8.4.1
- EventStorming syntax constrains how elements connect; for example, an orange domain event can follow a pink system directly. section 8.4.1
- Domain Storytelling uses actors, work items, activities, sequence numbers, annotations, and groups to express interactions and their order. section 8.5.1
Making a workflow visible
A contract-approval model connects a salesperson’s request to the contracts system, the Contract Approval Requested event, a legal-approval policy, the approvals system, and information about outstanding approvals. A prescription-validation story sequences a customer’s medication order, prescription upload, doctor confirmation, and order acceptance. section 8.4.1 section 8.5.1
Use the visual syntax reference to compare process-modeling EventStorming elements and their permitted relationships. section 8.4.1
