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Process Mining Functions

Functions specific to process mining, for analyzing event sequences and process flows.

Understanding Process Mining Functions

These functions help you analyze the sequence of activities within cases:

  • Directly followed by: Activity A is immediately followed by activity B (no activities in between)
  • Eventually followed by: Activity A is followed by activity B at some point (other activities may occur between)

Common Patterns

  • Check Immediate Sequence:

    directlyFollowedBy("Submit", "Review")
// Returns true if Submit → Review with no events between

  • Check Eventual Sequence:

    eventuallyFollowedBy("Order Placed", "Order Shipped")
// Returns true even if there are activities between

  • Find Process Deviations:

    // Cases where approval was skipped
eventuallyFollowedBy("Request", "Complete") && 
not eventuallyFollowedBy("Request", "Approve")

  • Identify Rework Patterns:

    // Activity repeats immediately (self-loop)
directlyFollowedBy("Review", "Review")

  • Compliance Checks:

    // Verify mandatory sequence
if(eventuallyFollowedBy("Create", "Approve"), "Compliant", "Missing Approval")

directlyFollowedBy

(activity1, activity2)

Checks whether one activity immediately follows another in a case.

Parameters
activity1 string First activity name
activity2 string Activity that should directly follow
Returns boolean
Examples
directlyFollowedBy("Submit", "Review") → true if Submit is immediately followed by Review
See Also
eventuallyFollowedBy

eventuallyFollowedBy

(activity1, activity2)

Checks whether one activity is eventually followed by another in a case.

Parameters
activity1 string First activity name
activity2 string Activity that should eventually follow
Returns boolean
Examples
eventuallyFollowedBy("Order", "Ship") → true if Order is eventually followed by Ship
Notes

Returns true even if there are other activities between the two.
See Also
directlyFollowedBy

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