ProcessCore

ProcessCore is the foundational ARC process model. It abstracts experimental and computational workflows as process graphs that connect material and data inputs to material and data outputs.

Core Types

Type	Description
Dataset	Container and context for processes, nested datasets, data files, and metadata
LabProcess	Transformation node connecting inputs to outputs
LabProtocol	Planned procedure that a process executes
Material	Biological, chemical, or digital material used as input or output
Data	Data file or selected file fragment
PropertyValue	Extensible key-value-unit triple
FormalParameter	Prospective parameter slot for protocols
DefinedTerm	Ontology annotation or controlled vocabulary term

Process Graph

flowchart LR
    Dataset --processes--> LabProcess
    Dataset --hasPart--> Data
    Dataset --hasPart--> Dataset
    LabProcess --inputs--> Material
    LabProcess --"outputs"--> Data
    LabProcess --executesProtocol--> LabProtocol
    LabProcess --parameterValue--> PropertyValue
    LabProtocol --parameters--> FormalParameter
    PropertyValue --instanceOf--> FormalParameter

For a relational view of these types, see schemas/sql/design.md.