Issue 14789: Section 10.2.8 [Execution Semantics] Loops: Loop names misleading (bpmn2-ftf)
Source: SAP AG (Rouven Day, rouven.day(at)sap.com)
Nature: Revision
Severity: Significant
Summary: The names "Standard Loop" and "Multi Instance Loop" are misleading. Actually both allow for creation of a desired number of Activity instances, not just Multi Instance Loops as the spec text states it. So the multiple instance characteristics is true for all loops, also Standard Loops. Thus the naming of the loop types is very misleading.

Proposal: Go for the well known names (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow#Loops">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow#Loops</a>). Rename Standard Loop to Condition-controlled Loop (or Conditional Loop or Condition-based Loop). Also find a better name for Multi Instance Loop. I´ll try to post some name proposals soon.

Comments:
From: wstephe created: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:15:16 -0500 (CDT)
The results of Issue 193 will also resolve this issue.

From: wstephe created: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:45:16 -0500 (CDT)
The section number was updated to match the Beta 1 spec.


Resolution: This is not an implementation issue so the proposal is to close the issue with no changes to the specification.
Disposition: Closed, No Change
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
November 23, 2009: received issue
October 21, 2010: closed issue
Discussion: 

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s is issue  14789

[OMG 14789] Section 10.2.8 [Execution Semantics] Loops: Loop names misleading

##Source: SAP (Rouven Day, rouven.day@sap.com)
##Original Issue: http://www.osoa.org/jira/browse/BPMN-194
##Original Info: (Severity: Significant - Nature: Revision)

Type: editorial

Description of issue: 
The names "Standard Loop" and "Multi Instance Loop" are misleading. Actually both allow for creation of a desired number of Activity instances, not just Multi Instance Loops as the spec text states it. So the multiple instance characteristics is true for all loops, also Standard Loops. Thus the naming of the loop types is very misleading.

Proposal: Go for the well known names (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow#Loops">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow#Loops</a>). Rename Standard Loop to Condition-controlled Loop (or Conditional Loop or Condition-based Loop). Also find a better name for Multi Instance Loop. I&#xB4;ll try to post some name proposals soon.

Comments:
From: wstephe created: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:15:16 -0500 (CDT)
The results of Issue 193 will also resolve this issue.

From: wstephe created: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:45:16 -0500 (CDT)
The section number was updated to match the Beta 1 spec.