Basic Flowchart Symbols and Meaning

Flowchart Symbols and Meaning, workflow diagram symbols, process flow diagram 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 PRO 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 PRO. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.

How to Build a Flowchart

ERD Symbols and Meanings

Entity Relationship Diagram Symbols and Meaning - crow's foot notation

Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is a popular software engineering tool for database modeling and illustration the logical structure of databases, which uses one of two notations - Chen's or Crow’s Foot. Crow's foot notation is effective when used in software engineering, information engineering, structured systems analysis and design. Each of these notations applies its own set of ERD symbols. Crow's foot diagrams use boxes to represent entities and lines between these boxes to show relationships. Varied shapes at the ends of lines depict the cardinality of a given relationship. Chen's ERD notation is more detailed way to represent entities and relationships. ConceptDraw PRO application enhanced with all-inclusive Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) solution allows design professional ER diagrams with Chen's or Crow’s Foot notation on your choice. It contains the full set of ready-to-use standardized ERD symbols and meanings helpful for quickly drawing, collection of predesigned ERD samples, examples and templates. ConceptDraw Pro is a great alternative to Visio for Mac users as it offers more features and can easily handle the most demanding professional needs.

How to Build an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)

Process Flowchart

The main reason of using Process Flowchart or PFD is to show relations between major parts of the system. Process Flowcharts are used in process engineering and chemical industry where there is a requirement of depicting relationships between major components only and not include minor parts. Process Flowcharts for single unit or multiple units differ in their structure and implementation. ConceptDraw PRO is Professional business process mapping software for making Process flowcharts, Process flow diagram, Workflow diagram, flowcharts and technical illustrations for business documents and also comprehensive visio for mac application. Easier define and document basic work and data flows, financial, production and quality management processes to increase efficiency of your business with ConcepDraw PRO. Business process mapping software with Flowchart Maker ConceptDraw PRO includes extensive drawing tools, rich examples and templates, process flowchart symbols and shape libraries, smart connectors that allow you create the flowcharts of complex processes, process flow diagrams, procedures and information exchange. Process Flowchart Solution is project management workflow tools which is part ConceptDraw Project marketing project management software. Drawing charts, diagrams, and network layouts has long been the monopoly of Microsoft Visio, making Mac users to struggle when needing such visio alternative like visio for mac, it requires only to view features, make a minor edit to, or print a diagram or chart. Thankfully to MS Visio alternative like ConceptDraw PRO software, this is cross-platform charting and business process management tool, now visio alternative for making sort of visio diagram is not a problem anymore however many people still name it business process visio tools.

How To Create a Process Flow Chart (business process modelling techniques)

HR arrows - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "HR arrows" contains 57 arrow pictograms.
Use this arrow icon set to draw your HR flowcharts, workflow diagrams and process charts with the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The arrow icons library "HR arrows" is included in the HR Flowcharts solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Arki arrow

Chevron arrow

Triangle arrow

Small arrow

Up arrow

Down arrow

Right arrow

Left arrow

Vertical moving arrow

Wavy arrow

Fat arrow

Straight arrow

Angle arrow

Double headed arrow

Single headed arrow

Elbow arrow

Crossed arrows

Turn left arrow

Turn right arrow

L-shaped arrow

Corner arrow

Diagonal arrow

Split arrow

Arc arrow

Bent arrow

Go back arrow

Double headed semicircle arrow

Counterclockwise arrow

Sector arrow

Clockwise arrow

Arrow fork

Merging arrows

U-shaped arrow

Semicircle arrow

Circular arrow

Looping arrows

Refresh arrows

Double arc arrow

Curving directional arrow

S-shaped arrow

Short arc arrow

Long arc arrow

Turn round arrow

Rotating arrows

Turned arrow

Curved left arrow

Curved right arrow

Cycle arrow

Arrow loop

Moving down arrow

Moving up arrow

Dual short arc arrow

Recycling arrows

Interaction arrows

Lightning arrow

Ribbon arrow

Circular motion arrows

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AWS Architecture Diagrams

AWS Architecture Diagrams with powerful drawing tools and numerous predesigned Amazon icons and AWS simple icons is the best for creation the AWS Architecture Diagrams, describing the use of Amazon Web Services or Amazon Cloud Services, their application for development and implementation the systems running on the AWS infrastructure. The multifarious samples give you the good understanding of AWS platform, its structure, services, resources and features, wide opportunities, advantages and benefits from their use; solution’s templates are essential and helpful when designing, description and implementing the AWS infrastructure-based systems. Use them in technical documentation, advertising and marketing materials, in specifications, presentation slides, whitepapers, datasheets, posters, etc.

macOS User Interface

macOS User Interface solution extends the ConceptDraw PRO functionality with powerful GUI software graphic design features and tools. It provides an extensive range of multifarious macOS Sierra user interface design examples, samples and templates, and wide variety of libraries, containing a lot of pre-designed vector objects of Mac Apps icons, buttons, dialogs, menu bars, indicators, pointers, controls, toolbars, menus, and other elements for fast and simple designing high standard user interfaces of any complexity for new macOS Sierra.

IDEF Business Process Diagrams

Use the IDEF Business Process Diagrams solution to create effective database designs and object-oriented designs, following the integration definition methodology.

Specification and Description Language (SDL)

For people in the field of systems engineering or system design, working with specification and description language (sdl) and finite state machines (fsm).

Education Package

ducation infographics and infograms, Business intelligence dashboards, Business intelligence charts and maps, Bubble diagrams and charts, Spray diagrams, Circle-Spoke diagrams and models, Circle diagrams, Circular arrows diagrams, Circular flow diagrams,

Education Package is a comprehensive set of multifarious graphical solutions from ConceptDraw Solution Park, collected together in help to ConceptDraw PRO users working in a field of science, education and training, which is aimed at improving the quality of education and helping to design with ease variety of interesting and colorful educational materials, diagrams, charts and maps. Use it to present the information and knowledge in an interesting, clear, structured and simple form to achieve a success in education and pedagogy, to maintain the interest of students and pupils throughout the whole learning process, at the lectures, lessons and even during independent work with additional materials, to contribute to better perception of scientific information by listeners during the conferences and reports.

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