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An instance of a process is a specific example of a process workflow. For example, if a particular process defines a banking customer requesting a bank loadloan, then an example instance of this process is Mr. Smith requesting for 50,000 USD and getting approval for it. Every time a banking customer makes a request for a loan, that request triggers a new process instance in the BPM system, which flows through the elements of the process workflow according to its design.
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