A resource is a data store. It can be a database, a document, a data, or a component to which a process have access. You access the data stored in a resource using a resource flow.
In the following example, the Check Stock process reads data contained in the Inventory resource:
A resource can be created in a data flow diagram to design a data store. For more information, see Data Flow Diagram (DFD).
You cannot create shortcuts to a resource.