diff --git a/model/metrics/process-metrics.yaml b/model/metrics/process-metrics.yaml
index 7ccc0f3549..3b141fd994 100644
--- a/model/metrics/process-metrics.yaml
+++ b/model/metrics/process-metrics.yaml
@@ -58,15 +58,7 @@ groups:
     instrument: counter
     unit: "By"
     attributes:
-      - id: process.disk.io_direction
-        brief: "The direction of the data transfer for this data point."
-        type:
-          allow_custom_values: true
-          members:
-            - id: read
-              value: 'read'
-            - id: write
-              value: 'write'
+      - ref: disk.io.direction
 
   - id: metric.process.network.io
     type: metric
@@ -75,15 +67,7 @@ groups:
     instrument: counter
     unit: "By"
     attributes:
-      - id: process.network.io_direction
-        brief: "The direction of the data transfer for this data point."
-        type:
-          allow_custom_values: true
-          members:
-            - id: receive
-              value: 'receive'
-            - id: transmit
-              value: 'transmit'
+      - ref: network.io.direction
 
   - id: metric.process.thread.count
     type: metric
@@ -95,7 +79,7 @@ groups:
 
   - id: metric.process.open_file_descriptor.count
     type: metric
-    metric_name: process.open_file_descriptors
+    metric_name: process.open_file_descriptor.count
     brief: "Number of file descriptors in use by the process."
     instrument: updowncounter
     unit: "{count}"
@@ -108,7 +92,7 @@ groups:
     instrument: counter
     unit: "{count}"
     attributes:
-      - id: process.context_switch_type
+      - id: process.context_switches.type
         brief: "Specifies whether the context switches for this data point were voluntary or involuntary."
         type:
           allow_custom_values: true
@@ -125,7 +109,7 @@ groups:
     instrument: counter
     unit: "{fault}"
     attributes:
-      - id: process.paging.fault_type
+      - id: process.paging.faults.type
         brief: "The type of page fault for this data point. Type `major` is for major/hard page faults, and `minor` is for minor/soft page faults."
         type:
           allow_custom_values: true
diff --git a/proposed_changelog.md b/proposed_changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ae18248e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposed_changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+- BREAKING: Generate process metrics from YAML
+  ([#330](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/330))
+  - Rename attributes for `process.cpu.*`
+    - `state` to `process.cpu.state`
+  - Change attributes for `process.disk.io`
+    - Instead of `direction` use the global `disk.io.direction`
+  - Change attributes for `process.network.io`
+    - Instead of `direction` use `network.io.direction`
+  - Rename `process.threads` to `process.thread.count`
+  - Rename `process.open_file_descriptors` to `process.open_file_descriptor.count`
+  - Rename `process.context_switches` to `process.context_switch.count`
+  - Rename attributes for `process.context_switch.count`
+    - `type` to `process.context_switch.type`
+  - Rename `process.paging.faults` to `process.paging.fault.count`
+  - Rename attributes for `process.paging.faults`
+    - `type` to `process.paging.fault.type`
diff --git a/proposed_schema_next.yaml b/proposed_schema_next.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..750d705510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposed_schema_next.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+metrics:
+# https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/330
+- rename_metrics:
+    process.threads: process.thread.count
+    process.open_file_descriptors: process.open_file_descriptor.count
+    process.context_switches: process.context_switch.count
+    process.paging.faults: process.paging.fault.count
+- rename_attributes:
+    attribute_map:
+      state: process.cpu.state
+    apply_to_metrics:
+      - process.cpu.time
+      - process.cpu.utilization
+- rename_attributes:
+    attribute_map:
+      direction: disk.io.direction
+    apply_to_metrics:
+      - process.disk.io
+- rename_attributes:
+    attribute_map:
+      type: process.context_switch.type
+    apply_to_metrics:
+      - process.context_switch.count
+- rename_attributes:
+    attribute_map:
+      direction: network.io.direction
+    apply_to_metrics:
+      - process.network.io
+- rename_attributes:
+    attribute_map:
+      type: process.paging.fault.type
+    apply_to_metrics:
+      - process.paging.fault.count
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