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Basic of Flowchart: Meaning and Symbols

Flowcharts are the best for visually representation the business processes and the flow of a custom-order process through various departments within an organization. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts solution offers the full set of predesigned basic flowchart symbols which are gathered at two libraries: Flowchart and Flowcharts Rapid Draw. Among them are: process, terminator, decision, data, document, display, manual loop, and many other specific symbols. The meaning for each symbol offered by ConceptDraw gives the presentation about their proposed use in professional Flowcharts for business and technical processes, software algorithms, well-developed structures of web sites, Workflow diagrams, Process flow diagram and correlation in developing on-line instructional projects or business process system. Use of ready flow chart symbols in diagrams is incredibly useful — you need simply drag desired from the libraries to your document and arrange them in required order. There are a few serious alternatives to Visio for Mac, one of them is ConceptDraw DIAGRAM. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.
How to Build a Flowchart
How to Build a Flowchart

Flowcharts

We have a lot of samples of flowchart diagrams for your needs.

ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology

Imagine the diagram which is looking smart. That is how ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology or Smart connectors work. Thanks to auto-routing feature connectors flow around objects. But if you want some background objects that the connectors flow through - that is also possible to do.

Sales Process Management

Sales process management is a business discipline which focuses on the development and practical application of various sales techniques, and on the management of sales operations of the company.

It is effective to use professional software for the sales process management. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Sales Flowcharts solution from the Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is the best choice.

UML in 10 mins

It’s very simple and quick to create the UML Diagrams using the Rapid UML Solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM. This sample was created in 10 minutes. This sample describes the credit card processing system. It’s a UML Class Diagram with generalization sets. This sample can be used by the banks, business and financial companies, exchanges.

ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology

ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology - This is more than enough versatility to draw any type of diagram with any degree of complexity.

Making Diagrams Has Never Been Easier

The innovative ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a powerful drawing tool that changes the way diagrams are produced. While making diagrams has never been easier. This is more than enough versatility to draw any type of diagram with any degree of complexity.

Network Glossary Definition

The network glossary contains a complete list of network, computer-related and technical terms in alphabetic order, explanations and definitions for them, among them there are words well known for you and also specific, rare-used, uncommon or newly introduced terms. This specialized glossary, also known as a vocabulary, is the best in its field and covers in details the various aspects of computer network technologies. This glossary was developed by specialists using the practical experience and many useful sources to help the ConceptDraw users in their work, you can read and learn it from the screen on-line or print, it can be also used as a perfect educational guide or tutorial. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Computer and Networks solution is easy to draw various types of Network diagrams, Network topology diagrams, Computer networking schematics, Network maps, Cisco network topology, Computer network architecture, Wireless networks, Vehicular networks, Rack diagrams, Logical, Physical, Cable networks, etc. Desktop ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Software is a good Visio for Mac Os X replacement. It gives you rich productivity and quality of the produced diagrams.
How to Draw a Computer Network
How to Draw a Computer Network

ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology

You can see that when you rotate a group, connectors change their angle, keeping their position inside of the grouped objects. If you decide to ungroup the objects, the connectors will adjust to keep lines parallel to the edges of the sheet. The magic of ConceptDraw Arrows10’s rotating group containing connectors, makes complex diagramming simple and easy. The way to connect objects has never been easier.

Accounting Flowchart Symbols

Accounting is a well known and popular tool used for gaining full quantitative information about the finances. The accounting process includes extensive set of activities that begins with transactions and ends with closing of books. It contains all financial information for a given organization, the data about incomes, expenditures, purchases, sales, return, payroll, and many other numerical information. The excellent possibility to create great-looking Accounting Flowcharts is offered by professional ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software. It includes the Accounting Flowcharts solution containing wide variety of predesigned accounting flowchart symbols. All symbols are easy recognizable, commonly used, vector and professionally designed, so are capable effectively save your time and efforts when representing all stages of accounting work process, the flow of data in an organization, accounting procedures and processes, documents, tasks, responsible people, users, components and authorizations.

What Is Information Architecture

What is information architecture? Information architecture (IA) is a broad and abstract term. At the most general sense the information architecture describes the structure of a system, how the different pieces of information are related at the system and represents their relationships. The information architecture term was introduced by Richard Saul Wurman in 1975 and now is commonly used in the context of websites and intranets, information structures and computer systems. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with Enterprise Architecture Diagrams Solution from the Management Area is the best software for design information architecture and drawing Enterprise Architecture Diagrams.

What is a Cross Functional Flow Chart?

For those who want to know what is a cross functional flowchart and how to draw it, we preared a special library and professional looking templates. Take all the advantage of your drawing software to learn and create such a well-designed flowcharts. Watch the HowTo video to learn more.

Flowchart Software

A Flowchart visualizes a process or algorithm of a program as step blocks composed of shapes, connected with arrows that show the process flow direction. The Flowcharts give users the ability to represent structural data in a visual form and are widely used to visualize the business and technical processes, as well as software algorithms. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a powerful Mac OS X and Windows technical diagramming, business diagramming and flowchart drawing software. Numerous vector stencils, built-in templates and samples created by professional designers are included at the basic package. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a classic flowchart maker, which exactly follows the industry standards and provides ready-to-use flowchart symbols gathered at the solutions of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Use the free trial versions of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software for Mac and PC to experience the powerful possibilities of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM in designing the Flowcharts, Flow Diagrams, Business Flow Charts of different types, styles, and degree of complexity.

IDEF0 Flowchart Symbols

The modeling of business and business processes is not quite a simple process for both small-size businesses and large businesses. The IDEF0 method is one of the popular and easy methods of modeling the business as a complex system. It is based on the functional modeling language Structured Analysis and Design Technique (abbr. SADT) and is concentrated on the activity modeling. According to this method are constructed the IDEF0 Diagrams and IDEF0 Flowcharts, which are succesfully used not only for documenting the business, but also for analysis, development, integration of information and software systems, reengineering, etc. This method suggests the use of special IDEF0 Flowchart Symbols from the IDEF0 notation for construction the IDEF0 Flowcharts. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector graphic software extended with IDEF0 Diagrams solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is rich for the powerful drawing tools, built-in templates and samples, and predesigned IDEF0 flowchart symbols.

Workflow Application

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM application is perfect for creating workflow diagrams. This application contains specific features and technologies designed to draw diagrams faster, such as RapidDraw and Arrows10. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with the Workflow Diagrams solution gives you a flexible tool to draw any kind of workflow.

Cross-Functional Flowchart (Swim Lanes)

Cross-Functional Flowchart is a type of chart which shows the series of process steps connected by the arrows to depict their order and applies the swim lanes to provide an extra dimension with means of assigning each process step to certain category. Often the category or the functional unit is a stakeholder (department, person, role), resource, project, phase, or any other attribute. Cross-Functional Flowcharts visually illustrate relationships between the business processes and the functional units responsible for this processes. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a powerful diagramming and vector drawing software for professional design Cross-Functional Flowcharts using the common notation of shapes and swim lanes. Cross-Functional Flowcharts solution included to the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park provides numerous well-designed vector objects and connector tools for quick, easy and effective organizing information, representing process flows and relationships, and drawing Cross-Functional Flowcharts for business, science, education, technology, etc.

Cross Functional Flowchart Shapes Stencil

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming software provides vector shapes and connector tools for quick and easy drawing diagrams for business, technology, science and education. ConceptDraw Solution Park include professional set of libraries for Cross Functional Flowchart Shapes Stencil

How to create your UML Diagram

The UML diagrams in this Solution are divided into three broad categories: Structure Diagrams; Behavior Diagrams; Interaction Diagrams. The 13 diagrams contained in the Rapid UML Solution offer an essential framework for systems analysts and software architects to create the diagrams they need to model processes from the conceptual level on through to project completion.

Best Flowchart Software and Flowchart Symbols

For many years ConceptDraw Solution Park delivers a great quantity of high-quality business process flowchart and flow diagram solutions, which are turned the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM into the most comprehensive and powerful software. Now it is an example of the best professional flowchart software available with extensive set of solutions, including the Flowcharts solution. The ConceptDraw solutions contain thousands of standard basic and creative flowchart symbols and other design elements, numerous quick-start templates, samples and examples. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector graphics software includes specific drawing tools that you need to easily design the flowcharts and diagrams of any complexity and degree of detailing. Use ConceptDraw DIAGRAM to draw your own diagrams, charts, graphs and flowcharts for graphic communication, simple visual presentation of complex structures, numerical data and logical relations, explanation business and personal ideas and concepts, representation step-by-step flows of actions or operations, etc.

Flowchart Examples

It’s very simple, convenient and quick to design professional looking Flowcharts of any complexity using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park which provides a wide set of predesigned objects, templates, samples and Flowchart examples.