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Data Flow Diagram (DFD)

Data Flow Diagram (DFD)
A Data Flow Diagram (DFD) illustrates the flow of data through an information system, visualizes how the information is handled in terms of inputs and outputs, how the data enter to system and leave it. It is effective to use a Data Flow Diagram for creation the system's overview, to show the system's scope and boundaries. There are two different types of notations for DFDs: Yourdon-Coad and Gane-Sarson, which differ in visual representations for processes, data flow, data stores, external entities, etc. Thus, for example the processes are depicted as circles in Yourdon-Coad notation and as rounded squares in Gane-Sarson notation. Gane-Sarson notation is usually used for visualization information systems and Yourdon-Coad - for system analysis and design. The Data Flow Diagrams solution included to Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park offers a lot of DFD templates, samples and examples, libraries of vector stencils for construction without efforts the DFDs according to both Gane-Sarson and Yourdon-Coad notations.

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

Export from ConceptDraw PRO Document to MS Visio® XML

Export of ConceptDraw document to MS Visio XML
Once you have created your document in ConceptDraw PRO and you want to share it with your colleagues and friends, who uses MS Visio on their computers, you can easily export your document using ConceptDraw PRO export to Visio XML files (VDX) feature. Now you can share your ConceptDraw documents with MS Visio users.
Export to MS Visio® XML
Export to MS Visio® XML

management, marketing, sale, quality, business process, business process diagramm, presentation, analysis, solution park Business Productivity Area

management, marketing, sale, quality, business process, business process diagramm, presentation, analysis, solution park
Business Productivity Solutions extend ConceptDraw products with tools for making presentations, conducting meetings, preparing documents, brainstorming, or building new strategies.

diagram, chart, graph, plot, matrix, geographic, visual, vector, graphic, drawing, Solution Park, ConceptDraw Universal Diagramming Area

diagram, chart, graph, plot, matrix, geographic, visual, vector, graphic, drawing, Solution Park, ConceptDraw
This area collects solutions for drawing diagrams, charts, graphs, matrices, geographic and road maps for education, science, engineering, business.

computer networks Computer and Networks Area

computer networks
The solutions from Computer and Networks Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park collect samples, templates and vector stencils libraries for drawing computer and network diagrams, schemes and technical drawings.

draw area chart, draw area graph Area Charts

draw area chart, draw area graph
Area Charts are used to display the cumulative totals over time using numbers or percentages; or to show trends over time among related attributes. The Area Chart is effective when comparing two or more quantities. Each series of data is typically represented with a different color, the use of color transparency in an object’s transparency shows overlapped areas and smaller areas hidden behind larger areas.

vehicular network mapping Vehicular Networking

vehicular network mapping
The Vehicular Networking solution extends the ConceptDraw PRO software functionality with specialized tools, wide variety of pre-made vector objects, collection of samples and templates in order to help network engineers design vehicular network diagrams for effective network engineering activity, visualize vehicular networks, develop smart transportation systems, design various types of vehicle network management diagrams, regional network diagrams, vehicular communication system diagrams, vehicular ad-hoc networks, vehicular delay-tolerant networks, and other network engineering schemes.

microsoft azure, windows azure, azure management, azure storage, azure blob storage, azure services Azure Architecture

microsoft azure, windows azure, azure management, azure storage, azure blob storage, azure services
Azure Architecture solution bundles into one handy tool everything you need to create effective Azure Architecture diagrams. It adds the extra value to versatile ConceptDraw PRO software and extends the users capabilities with comprehensive collection of Microsoft Azure themed graphics, logos, preset templates, wide array of predesigned vector symbols that covers the subjects such as Azure management, Azure storage, and Azure services, amongst others, and allow you to illustrate Azure Architecture diagrams at any degree of complexity, to present visually your Azure cloud system architecture with professional style, to design Azure cloud topology, to document Windows Azure Architecture and Azure Cloud System Architecture, to visualize the great abilities and work of Microsoft Azure Cloud System and Azure services.