# Process Frame

Purpose: The Process Frame allows you to represent high-level processes. It facilitates a "top-down" approach to model construction. It also provides capabilities for navigating to the associated Sector Frame and its stock/flow structure on the Map/Model level.

Selection and Placement:

Method 1:

- Select the Process Frame by clicking once on the icon in the Building Block palette.

- Move the mouse to the desired location on the Interface level.

- Click once to deposit the Process Frame.

Method 2:

When "Link High-Level Map to Model" is checked in the Interface Prefs dialog:

- Create a Sector Frame on the Map/Model level. A Process Frame will be created automatically on the Interface level.

Surface Operations: Figure 4-3 details surface operations which may be performed on a Process Frame.

Figure 4-3 Process Frame Surface Operations

Dialog Operations: When you open a Process Frame, you'll enter its associated dialog. Figure 4-4 details the Process Frame dialog.

Figure 4-4 Process Frame Dialog

Process Frame Dialog Notes: The "Use Sector Name" option can be quite helpful in displaying your high-level maps. When you have selected the Use Sector Name option, a dialog like the one shown in Figure 4-5 will appear when you click the Import Picture button. This dialog allows you to set the font, size, and alignment characteristics of the sector's name, as it will appear within the main portion of the Process Frame.

Figure 4-5 Configuring Text when "Use Sector Name" is in Effect