What is a process ontology?

A process ontology is a formal description of the concepts in a process domain and their relationships: which object types exist, which events occur on them, and how the two connect. It records that a purchase order, a delivery, and an invoice are distinct objects with defined links – not merely column names in a table. This turns raw data into a model that machines can interpret as well.

Why does this matter?

AI agents can only work as precisely as the meaning of the data is recorded. Without an ontology, every model has to guess the semantics; with one, it can answer questions along real relationships and avoid false conclusions from wrongly linked objects.