Scopes are hierarchically organized parts into which a complex business process can be divided. They PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL CONTEXTS for activities. In other words, scopes enable you to define different fault handlers for different activities (or sets of activities gathered under a common structured activity such as or ). In addition to defining fault handlers, you can declare VARIABLES that are visible only within a scope. Scopes also let you define local correlation sets, compensation handlers, and EVENT handlers.

Scopes are hierarchically organized parts into which a complex business process can be divided. They provide behavioral contexts for activities. In other words, scopes enable you to define different fault handlers for different activities (or sets of activities gathered under a common structured activity such as or ). In addition to defining fault handlers, you can declare variables that are visible only within a scope. Scopes also let you define local correlation sets, compensation handlers, and event handlers.