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# processes.xml

The `processes.xml` file is deployed as part of a process application and is used for configuration of the deployment of BPMN 2.0 resource files. Additionally, it can be used to configure process engines which are started / stopped with the deployment of the application.

See the [processes.xml](/user-guide/process-applications/the-processes-xml-deployment-descriptor) section of the [User Guide](/user-guide) for more details..

## Xml Schema Namespace

The namespace for the processes.xml file is `http://www.camunda.org/schema/1.0/ProcessApplication`. The XSD file can be found in the `camunda-engine.jar` file.

## Empty processes.xml

The `processes.xml` may be left blank (can be empty). In this case, default values are used. See the [Empty processes.xml](/user-guide/process-applications/the-processes-xml-deployment-descriptor#empty-processesxml) section of the [User Guide](/user-guide) for more details.

## Example

```xml theme={null}
<process-application
  xmlns="http://www.camunda.org/schema/1.0/ProcessApplication"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

  <process-archive name="loan-approval">
    <process-engine>default</process-engine>
    <properties>
      <property name="isDeleteUponUndeploy">false</property>
      <property name="isScanForProcessDefinitions">true</property>
    </properties>
  </process-archive>

</process-application>
```

## Syntax Reference

<table class="table table-striped">
  <tr> <th>Tag name</th> <th>Parent tag name</th> <th>Required?</th> <th>Description</th> </tr>
  <tr> <td><code>\<process-application></code></td> <td>None.</td> <td>true</td> <td>Root element of the processes.xml file.</td> </tr>
  <tr> <td><code>\<process-engine></code></td> <td><code>\<process-application></code></td> <td>false</td> <td>See [process-engine Reference](/reference/deployment-descriptors/tags/process-engine)</td> </tr>
  <tr> <td><code>\<process-archive></code></td> <td><code>\<process-application></code></td> <td>false</td> <td>See [process-archive Reference](/reference/deployment-descriptors/tags/process-archive)</td> </tr>
</table>