What is the purpose of the BPMN token concept for business process models?

The BPMN token concept is a fundamental part of understanding how processes are executed within a BPMN engine. The token represents the progression of one instance of a start-to-end path through a process, enabling:

A: It explains the execution behavior of a process. By following the flow of tokens through a process model, one can trace and understand the dynamic behavior of the process as it is being executed.

This concept is critical for analyzing and debugging the process flow, ensuring that the model accurately represents the intended process logic.References

BPMN 2.0 core concepts and token behavior.

Detailed explanation in SAP Signavio documentation about process execution.