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GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING

FLOWCHARTS Lets step through some guidei!es "or

prep#ri!g "o$%h#rts&As $ith DFDs' (ou %#!t e""e%ti)e( prep#re #

"o$%h#rt i" (ou do!t u!derst#!d the s(stem'

so& I!ter)ie$ users' de)eopers' #uditors' #!d

m#!#geme!t

Admi!ister *uestio!!#ires

Re#d through !#rr#ti)es

W#+ through s(stems tr#!s#%tio!s


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FLOWCHARTS Ide!ti"(& E!tities to ,e "o$%h#rted' e-g-' dep#rtme!ts'

"u!%tio!s' e.ter!# p#rties /the p#rties $ho 0do1

thi!gs i! the stor(2 Do%ume!ts or i!"orm#tio! "o$s

Pro%esses

As (ou re#d through # !#rr#ti)e' (ou m#(

$#!t to m#r+ the pre%edi!g items $ithdi""ere!t sh#pes /e-g-' dr#$i!g # re%t#!ge

#rou!d e!tities' %ir%i!g do%ume!ts' et%-2-


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Wh#t #re the e!tities i!

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FLOWCHARTSFo$%h#rt the !orm# %ourse o" oper#tio!s'#!d ide!ti"( e.%eptio!s $ith #!!ot#tio!s-

As mu%h #s possi,e' the "o$ shoud go "rom

top to ,ottom #!d e"t to right-Use st#!d#rd "o$%h#rti!g s(m,os' #!d dr#$

$ith # temp#te or %omputer-

Ce#r( #,e # s(m,os- Use #!!ot#tio!s i"!e%ess#r( to pro)ide #de*u#te e.p#!#tio!-


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FLOWCHARTSGi)e the "o$%h#rt # %e#r ,egi!!i!g #!de!di!g- Sho$ $here e#%h do%ume!t origi!#ted #!d its "i!#

dispositio!-

O!e #ppro#%h (ou %#! use is to re#d throughthe !#rr#ti)e #!d "or e#%h step de"i!e& Wh#t $#s /$ere2 the i!put/s2 Wh#t pro%ess $#s %#rried out Wh#t $#s /$ere2 the output/s2

Note o! the !e.t side th#t the "o$ se*ue!%eis i!put4pro%ess4output-


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Ide!ti"ies $here i!put is %omi!g "rom


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I!puts


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Pro%ess


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Output tostor#ge


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I!put "or

!e.tpro%ess


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Pro%ess


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Output


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FLOWCHARTSE)er( m#!u# pro%ess shoud h#)e #t e#sto!e i!put #!d #t e#st o!e output-

Sho$ # d#t# e!tered i!to or retrie)ed "rom #

%omputer "ie #s p#ssi!g through # pro%ess"irst-

Do !ot sho$ pro%ess s(m,os "or& For$#rdi!g # do%ume!t to #!other e!tit(

Fii!g # do%ume!t


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For$#rdi!g# do%ume!t


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Fii!g# do%ume!t


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FLOWCHARTSDo !ot %o!!e%t t$o do%ume!ts e.%ept

$he! "or$#rdi!g to #!other %oum!-Whe! # do%ume!t is "or$#rded' sho$ it i!

,oth o%#tio!s-


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Sho$ "or$#rded

do%ume!t i! ,oth

o%#tio!s


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FLOWCHARTSWhe! usi!g mutipe %opies o" #

do%ume!t' p#%e do%ume!t !um,ers i!

the upper' right5h#!d %or!er-


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Wh#t h#ppe!s to the

do%ume!t !um,ers #s

the do%ume!ts mo)e

to other o%#tio!s3


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FLOWCHARTSSho$ o!5p#ge %o!!e%tors #!d #,e

them %e#r( to #)oid e.%ess "o$ i!es-


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FLOWCHARTSUse o""5p#ge %o!!e%tors i" the "o$ goes

to #!other p#ge-


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Are there other o""5

p#ge %o!!e%tors o!

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FLOWCHARTS I" # "o$%h#rt t#+es more th#! o!e p#ge' #,e

the p#ges #s 6 o" 7' 8 o" 7' 9 o" 7' et%-Sho$ do%ume!ts or reports "irst i! the %oum!

$here the( #re %re#ted-St#rt $ith # rough dr#"t: the! redesig! to

#)oid %utter #!d %rossed i!es-;eri"( the #%%ur#%( o" (our "o$%h#rt ,(

re)ie$i!g it $ith users' et%-P#%e the "o$%h#rt !#me' the d#te' #!d the

prep#rers !#me o! e#%h p#ge o" the "i!#%op(-

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