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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
How to Build a Flowchart
The vector stencils library "EPC diagrams" contains 23 EPC symbols.
Use it for drawing event-driven process chain (EPC) diagrams in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Event-driven Process Chain Diagrams solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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Event
Event, event,
Function
Function, function,
Process path
Process path, Process path,
XOR operator
XOR operator, AND operator,
OR operator
OR operator, AND operator,
AND operator
AND operator, AND operator,
Information/ Material Object
Information/ Material Object, information object, material object,
Organization Unit
Organization Unit, organization unit,
Process Group
Process Group, process group,
System
System, system,
Comment 1
Comment 1, comment, callout,
Comment 2
Comment 2, comment, callout,
Control flow (Direct)
Control flow (Direct), control flow,
Information flow (Direct)
Information flow (Direct), information flow,
Organiztion unit assignment (Direct)
Organiztion unit assignment (Direct), organiztion unit assignment,
Control flow (Smart)
Control flow (Smart), control flow,
Information flow (Smart)
Information flow (Smart), information flow,
Organiztion unit assignment (Smart)
Organiztion unit assignment (Smart), organiztion unit assignment,
Information
Information, information,
Enterprise Area
Enterprise Area, enterprise area,
Document
Document, document,
Database
Database, database,
Disk Storage
Disk Storage, disk storage,
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Flowchart

Flowchart
The Flowcharts are widespread in various fields and include the multitude of types. They are dedicated to representation the algorithms, processes, workflows of any complexity in a clear and intuitive format. The Flowcharts are commonly used in software development as a visual tool for illustration algorithms and logic of computer programs, in business for illustration business scenarios, in education, and so on. For drawing the Flowchart are used the special object blocks, among them rectangle or box used to represent an activity or step, rounded box or oval to depict Start / End, diamond to represent the decision point (involves the branching yes/no), circle used to represent the point of connection, parallelogram to represent the Input / Output, and some others. With ConceptDraw PRO including Flowcharts solution it is easy to create professional-looking Flowchart diagrams of any complexity and any degree of detailing. Succeed in drawing the Flowcharts using quick-start templates, predesigned samples and extensive libraries of ready-made flowchart symbols, blocks and icons.

Business Process Elements: Activities

Business Process Elements: Activities (Win, Mac)
Create professional business process diagrams using ConceptDraw Activities library with 34 objects from BPMN.

Lean Six Sigma Diagram Software

Lean Six Sigma Diagram Software
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a well-known in all over the world methodology of quality improvement and business perfection. ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is a powerful Lean Six Sigma Diagram Software thanks to the included Value Stream Mapping solution from the Quality Management Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Business Process Elements: Events

Business Process Elements: Events (Win, Mac)
Create professional business process diagrams using ConceptDraw Events library with 17 objects from BPMN.

UML Block Diagram

UML Block Diagram
Use Case Diagram Taxi Service UML. This sample was created in ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software using the UML Use Case Diagram library of the Rapid UML Solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This sample shows the work of the taxi service and is used by taxi stations, by airports, in the tourism field and delivery service.
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How to Create a SIPOC Diagram

SIPOC diagram hiring process
SIPOC (suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers) diagram is focused on the quality of a business process inputs and outputs. SIPOC diagram has a form of a segmented table that gives comprehensive outline for each category. SIPOC diagram depicts the start and end of a process, and the relationships between a company and its suppliers. SIPOC diagram is an important part of the Six Sigma methodology. With its Business Process Mapping solution, ConceptDraw PRO offers a power set of process mapping tools to empower quality management within an organization.
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How to Draw a Fishbone Diagram with ConceptDraw PRO

fishbone-ishikawa-diagram-example
Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram is often used in business to determine the cause of some problem. A Fishbone diagram is also called cause-and-effect diagram.The main goal of the Fishbone diagram is to illustrate in a graphical way the relationship between a given outcome and all the factors that influence this outcome. The complete diagram resembles a fish skeleton as its name implies. Cause and Effect analysis is used in management to identify the possible causes of a problem in order to eliminate them. The ability to create a Fishbone Diagram is supported by the Fishbone Diagram solution.
This IDEF3 diagram example was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: 5-21 Completed Transition Schematic.jpg.
[commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:5-21_ Completed_ Transition_ Schematic.jpg]
"As with the Process Schematic, the correctness of the Object Schematic and
associated elaborations are confirmed through validation with the domain expert. After reviewing the Transition Schematic, the domain expert observes that the allowable state transitions displayed in the schematic do not include those representative of a failed request. ...
The domain expert also identified transitions through which the identity of the object was preserved and transitions where the object was actually transformed into an entirely different object. The domain expert’s comments to the analyst yield the schematic
depicted in Figure 5-21." [IDEF3 Process Description Capture Method Report AL-TR-1995-XXXX. idef.com/ pdf/ Idef3_ fn.pdf]
The sample "Completed transition schematic - IDEF3 diagram" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the solution "IDEF Business Process Diagrams" from the area "Business Processes" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
IDEF3 business process diagram
IDEF3 business process diagram, weak transition link, strong transition link, connecting line, call and wait referent, XOR junction, IDEF3 object symbol,
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This example was drawn on the base of SysML activity diagram on the page 8 of "SysML Modelling Language explained" document from the Official OMG SysML site.
"The activity diagram represents steps of a process, often making use of “input and output pins” that respectively correspond to the element type required as the input of an activity or action, and the element generated as an output.
If an action or activity corresponds to a block operation, it is possible to ensure that the types of the input and output of this activity are consistent with the block operation signature.
All the activity diagrams definitions used in UML also apply to SysML.
SysML has added a couple of extensions:
- With UML, control can only enable actions to start. SysML extends control to support disabling of actions that are already executing.
- Definition of the flow rate : continuous or discrete
- Definition of the rate and probability on the control or object flows"
[omgsysml.org/ SysML_ Modelling_ Language_ explained-finance.pdf]
The example "SysML activity diagram" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the SysML solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Example of SysML activity diagram
Example of SysML activity diagram, standard port, rate, enumeration, comment, activity, frame, action,
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Affinity Diagram

Affinity Diagram
The affinity diagram is a business tool used to organize ideas and data. It is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. But how design the Affinity Diagram quick and easy? ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software offers the Seven Management and Planning Tools Solution from the Management Area.

Database Flowchart Symbols

Database Flowchart Library, Here symbols to design data-base structure, use it to design data base models, or simple data-oriented models. The are special drawing tools for making data flowcharts, data process-oriented diagrams, analysis diagrams and information flow diagrams.
Data base diagrams describes inter-related data and tables. It describes roles and relationships, internal and external dependencies, data exchange conventions and structures of knowledge domain. ConceptDraw Software provides number of data-base chart libraries including major 49 vector symbols. Use these DFD flowchart symbol libraries to design data-base structure and models, use it to design data base process-oriented models, or simple data-oriented models. The are special drawing tools for making data flowcharts, data process diagrams, structured analysis diagrams, and information flow diagrams.

Program Structure Diagram

Data structure diagram
Program Structure Diagram - The Software Development solution from ConceptDraw Solution Park provides the stensils libraries of language level shapes and memory objects for drawing the structural diagrams of programs and memory objects using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The vector stencils library "EPC diagrams" contains 23 symbol icons.
Use it to draw the event-driven process chain (EPC) flowcharts for business process modeling (BPM).
"... the elements used in Event-driven Process Chain diagram... :
(1) Event.
(2) Function.
(3) Process Owner.
(4) Organization unit.
(5) Information, material, or resource object.
(6) Logical connector.
(7) Logical relationships: Branch / Merge, Fork / Join, OR.
(8) Control flow.
(9) Information flow.
(10) Organization unit assignment.
(11) Process path. " [Event-driven process chain. Wikipedia]
The EPC symbols example "Design elements - EPC diagram" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Event-driven Process Chain Diagrams solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
EPC diagram symbols
EPC diagram symbols, system, process group, organization unit, information object, material object, information, function, event, enterprise area, document, disk storage, database, comment, callout, Process path, AND operator,
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