diff --git a/documentation/cli/change_log.rst b/documentation/cli/change_log.rst
index 05304c6eb..92f2175bc 100644
--- a/documentation/cli/change_log.rst
+++ b/documentation/cli/change_log.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ since v0.15.0 | July XX, 2023
 =================================
 
 * Allow deleting multiple sensors with a single call to ``flexmeasures delete sensor`` by passing the ``--id`` option multiple times.
-* Add ``flexmeasures add schedule for-shiftable`` to create a new shiftable load schedule for a given power sensor.
+* Add ``flexmeasures add schedule for-process`` to create a new process schedule for a given power sensor.
 
 
 since v0.14.1 | June XX, 2023
diff --git a/documentation/cli/commands.rst b/documentation/cli/commands.rst
index 6ac8dcdc8..a050fb3e8 100644
--- a/documentation/cli/commands.rst
+++ b/documentation/cli/commands.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ of which some are referred to in this documentation.
 ``flexmeasures add source``                       Add a new data source.
 ``flexmeasures add forecasts``                    Create forecasts.
 ``flexmeasures add schedule for-storage``         Create a charging schedule for a storage asset.
-``flexmeasures add schedule for-shiftable``       Create a schedule for a shiftable load.
+``flexmeasures add schedule for-process``         Create a schedule for a process asset.
 ``flexmeasures add holidays``                     Add holiday annotations to accounts and/or assets.
 ``flexmeasures add annotation``                   Add annotation to accounts, assets and/or sensors.
 ``flexmeasures add toy-account``                  Create a toy account, for tutorials and trying things.
diff --git a/flexmeasures/cli/data_add.py b/flexmeasures/cli/data_add.py
index 74dbdda23..98d47c99e 100755
--- a/flexmeasures/cli/data_add.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/cli/data_add.py
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ def add_schedule_for_storage(
             click.secho("New schedule is stored.", **MsgStyle.SUCCESS)
 
 
-@create_schedule.command("for-shiftable")
+@create_schedule.command("for-process")
 @with_appcontext
 @click.option(
     "--sensor-id",
@@ -1191,26 +1191,26 @@ def add_schedule_for_storage(
     help="Duration of schedule, after --start. Follow up with a duration in ISO 6801 format, e.g. PT1H (1 hour) or PT45M (45 minutes).",
 )
 @click.option(
-    "--load-duration",
-    "load_duration",
+    "--process-duration",
+    "process_duration",
     type=DurationField(),
     required=True,
-    help="Duration of the load. Follow up with a duration in ISO 6801 format, e.g. PT1H (1 hour) or PT45M (45 minutes).",
+    help="Duration of the process. Follow up with a duration in ISO 6801 format, e.g. PT1H (1 hour) or PT45M (45 minutes).",
 )
 @click.option(
-    "--load-type",
-    "load_type",
+    "--process-type",
+    "process_type",
     type=click.Choice(["INFLEXIBLE", "BREAKABLE", "SHIFTABLE"], case_sensitive=False),
     required=False,
     default="SHIFTABLE",
-    help="Load shift policy type: INFLEXIBLE, BREAKABLE or SHIFTABLE.",
+    help="Process schedule policy: INFLEXIBLE, BREAKABLE or SHIFTABLE.",
 )
 @click.option(
-    "--load-power",
-    "load_power",
+    "--process-power",
+    "process_power",
     type=ur.Quantity,
     required=True,
-    help="Constant power of the load during the activation period, e.g. 4kW.",
+    help="Constant power of the process during the activation period, e.g. 4kW.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--forbid",
@@ -1227,22 +1227,22 @@ def add_schedule_for_storage(
     help="Whether to queue a scheduling job instead of computing directly. "
     "To process the job, run a worker (on any computer, but configured to the same databases) to process the 'scheduling' queue. Defaults to False.",
 )
-def add_schedule_shiftable_load(
+def add_schedule_process(
     power_sensor: Sensor,
     consumption_price_sensor: Sensor,
     start: datetime,
     duration: timedelta,
-    load_duration: timedelta,
-    load_type: str,
-    load_power: ur.Quantity,
+    process_duration: timedelta,
+    process_type: str,
+    process_power: ur.Quantity,
     forbid: List | None = None,
     as_job: bool = False,
 ):
-    """Create a new schedule for a shiftable asset.
+    """Create a new schedule for a process asset.
 
     Current limitations:
     - Only supports consumption blocks.
-    - Not taking into account grid constraints or other loads.
+    - Not taking into account grid constraints or other processes.
     """
 
     if forbid is None:
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ def add_schedule_shiftable_load(
 
     end = start + duration
 
-    load_power = convert_units(load_power.magnitude, load_power.units, "MW")  # type: ignore
+    process_power = convert_units(process_power.magnitude, process_power.units, "MW")  # type: ignore
 
     scheduling_kwargs = dict(
         start=start,
@@ -1266,9 +1266,9 @@ def add_schedule_shiftable_load(
         belief_time=server_now(),
         resolution=power_sensor.event_resolution,
         flex_model={
-            "duration": pd.Timedelta(load_duration).isoformat(),
-            "load-type": load_type,
-            "power": load_power,
+            "duration": pd.Timedelta(process_duration).isoformat(),
+            "process-type": process_type,
+            "power": process_power,
             "time-restrictions": [TimeIntervalSchema().dump(f) for f in forbid],
         },
         flex_context={
diff --git a/flexmeasures/cli/tests/conftest.py b/flexmeasures/cli/tests/conftest.py
index 1ac161344..83eea3d18 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/cli/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/cli/tests/conftest.py
@@ -100,26 +100,26 @@ def reporter_config_raw(app, db, setup_dummy_data):
 
 @pytest.mark.skip_github
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def shiftable_load_power_sensor(db, app):
+def process_power_sensor(db, app):
     """
-    Create an asset of type "LoadType" and a power sensor to hold the result of
+    Create an asset of type "ProcessType" and a power sensor to hold the result of
     the scheduler.
 
     """
 
-    shiftable_load_asset_type = GenericAssetType(name="LoadType")
+    process_asset_type = GenericAssetType(name="process")
 
-    db.session.add(shiftable_load_asset_type)
+    db.session.add(process_asset_type)
 
-    shiftable_asset = GenericAsset(
-        name="Test Asset", generic_asset_type=shiftable_load_asset_type
+    processasset = GenericAsset(
+        name="Test Asset", generic_asset_type=process_asset_type
     )
 
-    db.session.add(shiftable_asset)
+    db.session.add(processasset)
 
     power_sensor = Sensor(
         "power",
-        generic_asset=shiftable_asset,
+        generic_asset=processasset,
         event_resolution=timedelta(hours=1),
         unit="MW",
     )
diff --git a/flexmeasures/cli/tests/test_data_add.py b/flexmeasures/cli/tests/test_data_add.py
index 9b14b0564..3e293854b 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/cli/tests/test_data_add.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/cli/tests/test_data_add.py
@@ -214,28 +214,26 @@ def test_add_reporter(app, db, setup_dummy_data, reporter_config_raw):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip_github
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("load_type", [("INFLEXIBLE"), ("SHIFTABLE"), ("BREAKABLE")])
-def test_add_shiftable(
-    app, db, shiftable_load_power_sensor, add_market_prices, load_type
-):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("process_type", [("INFLEXIBLE"), ("SHIFTABLE"), ("BREAKABLE")])
+def test_add_process(app, db, process_power_sensor, add_market_prices, process_type):
     """
     Schedule a 4h of consumption block at a constant power of 400kW in a day using
-    the three shiftable policies: inflexible, shiftable and breakable.
+    the three process policies: inflexible, shiftable and breakable.
     """
 
-    from flexmeasures.cli.data_add import add_schedule_shiftable_load
+    from flexmeasures.cli.data_add import add_schedule_process
 
     epex_da = Sensor.query.filter(Sensor.name == "epex_da").one_or_none()
 
-    shiftable_load_power_sensor_id = shiftable_load_power_sensor
+    process_power_sensor_id = process_power_sensor
 
     cli_input_params = {
-        "sensor-id": shiftable_load_power_sensor_id,
+        "sensor-id": process_power_sensor_id,
         "start": "2015-01-02T00:00:00+01:00",
         "duration": "PT24H",
-        "load-duration": "PT4H",
-        "load-power": "0.4MW",
-        "load-type": load_type,
+        "process-duration": "PT4H",
+        "process-power": "0.4MW",
+        "process-type": process_type,
         "consumption-price-sensor": epex_da.id,
         "forbid": '{"start" : "2015-01-02T00:00:00+01:00", "duration" : "PT2H"}',
     }
@@ -244,15 +242,15 @@ def test_add_shiftable(
     runner = app.test_cli_runner()
 
     # call command
-    result = runner.invoke(add_schedule_shiftable_load, cli_input)
+    result = runner.invoke(add_schedule_process, cli_input)
 
     print(result)
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0  # run command without errors
 
-    shiftable_load_power_sensor = Sensor.query.get(shiftable_load_power_sensor_id)
+    process_power_sensor = Sensor.query.get(process_power_sensor_id)
 
-    schedule = shiftable_load_power_sensor.search_beliefs()
+    schedule = process_power_sensor.search_beliefs()
     # check if the schedule is not empty more detailed testing can be found
-    # in data/models/planning/tests/test_shiftable_loads.py.
+    # in data/models/planning/tests/test_processs.py.
     assert (schedule == -0.4).event_value.sum() == 4
diff --git a/flexmeasures/data/models/planning/tests/test_process.py b/flexmeasures/data/models/planning/tests/test_process.py
index 3dea9021c..08a198963 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/data/models/planning/tests/test_process.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/data/models/planning/tests/test_process.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "process_type, optimal_start",
     [("INFLEXIBLE", datetime(2015, 1, 2, 0)), ("SHIFTABLE", datetime(2015, 1, 2, 8))],
 )
-def test_shiftable_scheduler(add_battery_assets, process, process_type, optimal_start):
+def test_processscheduler(add_battery_assets, process, process_type, optimal_start):
     """
     Test scheduling a process of 4kW of power that last 4h using the ProcessScheduler
     without time restrictions.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def test_duration_exceeds_planning_window(
     assert (schedule == 4).all()
 
 
-def test_shiftable_scheduler_time_restrictions(add_battery_assets, process):
+def test_processscheduler_time_restrictions(add_battery_assets, process):
     """
     Test ProcessScheduler with a time restrictions consisting of a block of 2h starting
     at 8am. The resulting schedules avoid the 8am-10am period and schedules for a valid period.