Process Mining Objects in Expression Language
QPR ProcessAnalyzer expression language is an object oriented language. This page lists all object types, and properties and functions that they have.
In the tables in this page, after the property or function name there is the type of the returned object in parenthesis. Asterisk (*) after the type means that the return value is an array of objects (multiple objects instead of one).
AttributeType
| AttributeType functions | Parameters | Description |
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| EventsHavingValue (Event*) |
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Returns all Events that have the given value for this AttributeType. If the AttributeType is a case attribute, then all the returned events belong to a Case that has the specified value as the value of this case attribute. If the AttributeType is an event attribute, then all the returned Events have the specified value as the value of this event attribute. Examples: eventLog.EventAttributes.Where(Name=="SAP_User").EventsHavingValue("James")
Returns: An array of events that have "James" as the value of "SAP_User" event attribute.
eventLog.EventAttributes:EventsHavingValue("James")
Returns: A hierarchical array of event attributes with each having a sub array of events that have "James" as the value of the parent event attribute.
eventLog.CaseAttributes.Where(Name=="Region").EventsHavingValue("Dallas")
Returns: An array of events that have "Dallas" as the value of their case's "Region" case attribute.
eventLog.CaseAttributes:EventsHavingValue("Dallas")
Returns: A hierarchical array of case attributes with each having a sub array of events that have "Dallas" as the value of the parent case attribute of their case.
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| CasesHavingValue (Case*) |
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Returns all Cases that have given value for this attribute. If the AttributeType is a case attribute, then all the returned Cases have the specified value as the value of this case attribute. If the AttributeType is an event attribute, then all the returned Cases have at least one Event that has the specified value as the value of this event attribute. Examples: eventLog.EventAttributes.Where(Name=="SAP_User").CasesHavingValue("James")
Returns: An array of cases that have at least one event which has "James" as the value of "SAP_User" event attribute.
eventLog.EventAttributes:CasesHavingValue("James")
Returns: A hierarchical array of event attributes with each having a sub array of cases that have at least one event which has "James" as the value of the parent event attribute.
eventLog.CaseAttributes.Where(Name=="Region").CasesHavingValue("Dallas")
Returns: An array of cases that have "Dallas" as the value of "Region" case attribute.
eventLog.CaseAttributes:CasesHavingValue("Dallas")
Returns: A hierarchical array of case attributes with each having a sub array of cases that have "Dallas" as the value of the parent case attribute.
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| AttributeType properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Id (Integer) | AttributeType Id. It's generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| Name (String) | Attribute name. |
| Values (String Array) | Returns an array of all the existing unique values for this AttributeType. |
Case
A case is a single execution instance of a process. A case consist of Events. Case can have CaseAttributes storing additional information of that case. A Case doesn't need to have Events in QPR ProcessAnalyzer.
| Case properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Duration (TimeSpan) | Case duration, i.e. duration between Case start and Case end time. Case duration is zero for Cases having only one Event. |
| EndTime (DateTime) | Case end time, i.e. timestamp of the last Event. |
| Events (Event) | All events in the Case. |
| FlowOccurrences (FlowOccurrence) | All FlowOccurrences in the Case. |
| Flows (Flow) | All Flows the Case goes through. |
| Id (Integer) | Case Id. Case id is generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| Name (String) | Case name. The case name comes from the source data when data is imported to QPR ProcessAnalyzer. |
| StartTime (DateTime) | Case start time, i.e. timestamp of the first Event. |
| Variation (Variation) | Variation the Case belongs to. |
| Case functions | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute (Object) |
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Returns case attribute value. Case attribute name is provided as a parameter. This function is needed when there are spaces in the case attribute name. If there are no spaces, syntax .attributeName can be used. |
| EventsByType (Event*) |
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Returns all Events of this case which are of given type. The parameter can be either EventType object or the name of the event as a string. Examples: case.EventsByType("Invoice")
Returns: Array of events having event type named "Invoice".
case.EventsByType((EventLog.EventTypes.Where(Name=="Invoice"))[0])
Returns: Array of events having event type named "Invoice".
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| FlowOccurrencesByType (FlowOccurrence*) |
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Returns all FlowOccurrences of this case which are of given type. The parameter can be either a Flow object or an integer identifying the id of the flow occurrence. Examples: case.FlowOccurrencesByType(EventLog.Flows[0]) Returns: All the flow occurrences in the case belonging to the first flow in event log. case.FlowOccurrencesByType(EventLog.Flows[0].Id) Returns: All the flow occurrences in the case belonging to the first flow in event log. |
DateTime
DateTime represents a timestamp.
| DateTime properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Day (Integer) | The day of the calendar month represented by the DateTime. Number between 1 and 31. |
| Hour (Integer) | The hour component of the date represented by the DateTime. Number between 0 and 23. |
| Millisecond (Integer) | The millisecond component of the date represented by the DateTime. Number between 0 and 999. |
| Minute (Integer) | The minute component of the date represented by the DateTime. Number between 0 and 59. |
| Month (Integer) | The calendar month component of the date represented by the DateTime. Number between 1 and 12. |
| Second (Integer) | The second component of the date represented by the DateTime. Number between 0 and 59. |
| Ticks (Integer) | Number of ticks represented by the DateTime. A single tick represents one hundred nanoseconds or one ten-millionth of a second. There are 10,000 ticks in a millisecond, or 10 million ticks in a second. |
| Year (Integer) | The year component of the date represented by the DateTime. Number between 1 and 9999. |
| DateTime functions | Parameters | Description |
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| Round (DateTime) |
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Rounds the DateTime to the defined TimeSpan. Example: Round to the nearest hour: Round(DateTime(2017, 1, 1, 14, 48), TimeSpan(0, 1)) |
Event
| Event properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Case (Case) | Case the event belongs to. |
| Id (Integer) | Event id. It's generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| IndexInCase (Integer) | Index number of the Event in the case (in temporal order). The first event has index number 0, the second event has index number 1 and so on. |
| IncomingFlowOccurrences (FlowOccurrence*) | All FlowOccurrencies that end to this Event. |
| Model (Model) | Model the event belongs to. |
| NextInCase (Event) | Temporally next event in the case. For the last event, return EMPTY. |
| PreviousInCase (Event) | Temporally previous event in the case. For the first event, return EMPTY. |
| OutgoingFlowOccurrences (FlowOccurrence*) | All FlowOccurrencies that start from this Event. |
| TimeStamp (DateTime) | Timestamp of the event. |
| Type (EvenType) | EventType of the event. |
| Event functions | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute (object) |
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Return event attribute value. Event attribute name is provided as a parameter. This function is needed when there are spaces in the event attribute name. If there are no spaces, syntax .attributeName can be used. |
EventLog
EventLog is a list of events and also information related to them, such as event and case attributes. There are following types of EventLogs:
- Model EventLog represents all the data within one model
- Filter EventLog represents all the data related to one filter of one model
- Runtime/temporary EventLog is created whenever needed, e.g., when processing filter rules one by one on top of model event log
| EventLog properties | Description |
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| CaseAttributes (AttributeType*) | Used case attribute in the EventLog. |
| Cases (Case*) | Cases that belong to the EventLog. |
| EventAttributes (AttributeType*) | Used event attributes in the EventLog. |
| Events (Event*) | Events that belong to the EventLog. |
| EventTypes (EventType*) | EventTypes in the EventLog. |
| FilterEventLog (EventLog) | Returns an EventLog representing all the events in the filter (where the current EventLog resides) (for example, if the EventLog has applied selection filters). |
| Flows (Flow*) | Flows that the part of the EventLog. |
| Id (Integer) | EventLog Id. |
| Model (Model) | Model where the EventLog belongs. |
| ModelEventLog (EventLog) | Returns an EventLog representing all the events in the QPR ProcessAnalyzer model (where the current EventLog resides). |
| Name (String) | EventLog name. |
| Variations (Variation*) | Variations that are in the EventLog |
| EventLog functions | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EventsByType (Event*) |
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Returns all Events from this EventLog which are of the given type.
Examples: eventLog.EventsByType("Invoice")
Returns: Array of events having event type named "Invoice".
case.EventsByType((EventLog.EventTypes.Where(Name=="Invoice"))[0])
Returns: Array of events having event type named "Invoice".
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EventType
EventTypes are individual activities in processes, i.e. EventTypes are the boxes in the process flowchart.
| EventType properties | Description |
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| Cases (Case*) | Cases that have events of this EventType. |
| Count (Integer) | Number of Events that have this EventType. |
| Events (Event*) | Events of that EventType. |
| Id (Integer) | EventType Id. It's generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| IncomingFlows (Flow*) | All Flows that start from the EventType. |
| Name (string) | EventType name. |
| OutgoingFlows (Flow*) | All Flows that end to the EventType. |
| UniqueCount (Integer) | Number of Cases having events of this EventType. |
Expression
Expression is an object type that encapsulates a KPI expression language expression. Expression inside expression object can be evaluated by using the expression object as if it was a function by using <expression object name>(<parameter list>) syntax. Expression objects can be created in the following ways:
- Using Def function
- Whenever & prefix is used in Def function for an attribute
Examples:
Def(null, "a", "b", a+b)._(1,2)
Returns: 3
[Def("", "a", "b", a+b), Def("", "a", "b", a*b)].(_(1,2))
Returns: [3, 2]
Flow
Flow is a combination of two EventTypes where there are FlowOccurrences between them. Unlike FlowOccurrencies, a Flow is not related to a single case. Flowchart shows Flows and EventTypes (not FlowOccurences or Events). In a Case, the may be several FlowOccurrences of a single Flow.
| Flow properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Cases (Case*) | Cases that contain the flow, i.e. there is a flow occurrence between Flow's starting and ending events. |
| FlowOccurrences (FlowOccurrence*) | Flow occurrences the flow belongs to. |
| From (EventType) | EventType from which this Flow starts. |
| Id (Integer) | Flow Id. It's generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| Name (String) | Identifying name of the Flow. |
| To (EventType) | EventType to which this Flow ends. |
FlowOccurrence
FlowOccurrence represents a transition from an event to another event in a case. Thus, FlowOccurrence is related to a single case. There is also a FlowOccurrence from the "start" of the case to the first event of the case, and a FlowOccurrence from the last event of the case to the "end" of the case. Corresponding flow is visible in BPMN kind of flowcharts showing separate start and event icons. Thus, there are one more FlowOccurrences in a case than the number of events.
| FlowOccurrence properties | Description |
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| Case (Case) | Case the FlowOccurrence belongs to. |
| Flow (Flow) | Corresponding Flow of the FlowOccurrence. |
| From (Event) | Event from where the FlowOccurrence begins. |
| Id (Integer) | FlowOccurrence Id. It's generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| Name (String) | Identifying name of the FlowOccurrence. |
| OccurrenceIndex (Integer) | Occurrence index describes how many times the transition from that event to the other event has occurred in the case until that point. The first time has number 0. |
| To (Event) | Event to where the FlowOccurrence ends. |
Model
| Model properties | Description |
|---|---|
| CaseAttributes (AttributeType*) | CaseAttributes in the model. |
| DefaultFilterId (Integer) | Default filter id of the model. |
| EventAttributes (AttributeType*) | EventAttributes in the model. |
| EventLog (EventLog) | EventLog representing the whole model. The model EventLog contains all events in the model, i.e. no filters have been applied. |
| Id (Integer) | Model Id. Model Id is generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is created. |
| Name (String) | Model name. |
| Project (Project) | Project the model belongs to. |
TimeSpan
TimeSpan represents a temporal duration. TimeSpan is not bound to calendar time. Difference between two TimeStamps is TimeSpan. TimeStamp added by TimeSpan is TimeStamp.
| TimeSpan properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Ticks (Integer) | Number of ticks represented by the TimeSpan. A single tick represents one hundred nanoseconds or one ten-millionth of a second. There are 10,000 ticks in a millisecond, or 10 million ticks in a second. |
| TotalDays (Float) | TimeSpan value in days (one day is 24 hours) (both whole and fractional). |
| TotalHours (Float) | TimeSpan value in hours (both whole and fractional). |
| TotalMilliseconds (Float) | TimeSpan value in milliseconds (both whole and fractional). |
| TotalMinutes (Float) | TimeSpan value in minutes (both whole and fractional). |
| TotalSeconds (Float) | TimeSpan value in seconds (both whole and fractional). |
Project
| Project properties | Description |
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| Id (Integer) | Id of the Project. It's generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| Name (String) | Name of the Project. |
| Models (Model*) | Models that are in the Project. |
Variation
| Variation properties | Description |
|---|---|
| CaseCount (Integer) | Number of Cases belonging to the Variation. |
| Cases (Case*) | Cases that belong to the Variation. |
| EventTypeCount (Integer) | Number of Events in the Variation. |
| EventTypes (EventType*) | EventTypes belonging to the Variation. |
| Flows (Flow*) | Flows that belong to the Variation. |
| Id (Integer) | Variation Id. It's generated by QPR ProcessAnalyzer when the model is loaded. |
| UniqueEventTypeCount (Integer) | Number of different (unique) EventTypes in the Variation. |