Example 1. DFD Flowchart Symbols
All these and many other DFD flowchart symbols are offered by 3 libraries of the Data Flow Diagrams solution and allow easy analyze and devise the data flows for any business process or a system:
- Data Flow Diagrams library contains 15 symbols for DFDs;
- Gane-Sarson Notation library contains 12 symbols of Gane-Sarson DFD notation;
- Yourdon and Coad Notation library 22 symbols of Yourdon-Code DFD notation.
Example 2. Data Flow Diagram Library Design Elements
The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM makes the DFDs diagramming process easy and efficient. To design any Data Flow Diagram in a few clicks, follow the next simple steps:
- drag-and-drop desired icons from the libraries to your document and type the text;
Example 3. Adding objects to DFD and typing text
- connect the objects with ConceptDraw connector tools from the Home toolbar or place connector arrows from the libraries to display the data flow;
Example 4. Adding connectors to DFD
- resize and format the objects, add background color according to your taste.
Example 5. Data Flow Diagram
The Data Flow Diagrams solution includes also the set of predesigned templates which make easier drawing process of Data Flow Diagrams.
Example 6. Data Flow Diagram Template
All templates and also collection of DFD samples are available from ConceptDraw STORE and can be used and changed according to your needs.
Example 7. Data Flow Diagrams Solution
The Data Flow Diagrams is a powerful professional tool for effective modeling the data flows, designing the data-oriented and process-oriented models, creating a lot of various types of diagrams of any complexity - Data Flow diagrams, Data Process diagrams, Data Flowcharts, Structured Analysis diagrams, Information Flow diagrams, and others.
Any Data Flow Diagram designed in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM can be then easy printed to share with colleagues, exported to various formats, including PPT, PDF, MS Visio, HTML, and many other graphic formats.
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Picture: UML Deployment Diagram. Design Elements
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Picture: Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method. SSADM with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM
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This data flow diagram represents the model of small traditional production enterprise. It was created using Yourdon and Coad notation. The data flow diagram include four main objects: entity, process, data store and data flow. Yourdon and Coad notation uses circles to depict processes and parallel lines to represent data stores. Dataflows are shown as arrowed lines. They are labeled with the description of the data that move through them. Dataflow's role is to deliver the pieces of information. A process's function is to transform. the input data flow into output data flow. ConceptDraw Data Flow Diagrams solution contains the data flow diagram symbols of both Yourdon-Coad and Gane-Sarson notations and a set of handy templates to get started with DFD.
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Picture: Flowchart Design: Principles, Layout, Symbols and Best Practices
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Picture: ERD Symbols and Meanings
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Picture: Gane Sarson Diagram
