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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

Business Process Flowchart Symbols

Business process modeling is known in the corporate world as an excellent tool which can speak. Business process flowcharts, diagrams and maps are used to define the business processes in terms of inputs and outputs, to visually represent and effectively explain complex business processes of an enterprise, and also showcase decisions on a single piece of paper. The process of business process mapping supposes the use of special business process flowchart symbols predefined by Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and taking their roots from the data processing diagrams and programming flow charts. In other words the BPMN standard notation is a common language used for business process design and implementation, that guarantees a clarity of designed Business Process Flowcharts for all business analysts, technical developers and business managers. The ability to create professionally-looking Business Process flowcharts, maps and diagrams, is provided by powerful ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software and the Business Process Mapping solution included to ConceptDraw Solution Park.

SDL Flowchart Symbols

Drawing the diagrams we try to find in help the powerful software and now we have the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM. The ability easily create the SDL diagrams is made possible thanks to unique Specification and Description Language (SDL) Solution from the Industrial Engineering Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM libraries - SDL Connectors and SDL Diagrams that contain 70 predesigned SDL flowchart symbols.

Sales Process Flowchart Symbols

The most easier way of creating the visually engaging and informative Sales Process Flowchart is to create the new ConceptDraw document and to use the predesigned vector symbols offered in 6 libraries of the Sales Flowchart Solution. There are more than six types of sales process flow diagrams, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software is flowchart maker which include six collections of extended flowchart symbols for effective diagramming. There are main collections of color coded flowchart symbols: Sales Department, Sales Steps, Sales Workflow, Sales Symbols and special set of Sales Arrows and Sales Flowchart.

Audit Flowchart Symbols

The audit is a complex process consisting of defined quantity of steps, which have as a final goal the ensuring of success of a certain business project. It includes the independent examination of data, statements and financial performances of an enterprise for a stated purpose. It is convenient to construct the Audit Flowcharts or Audit Diagrams for visual representation and structuring the audit processes. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming software enhanced with Audit Flowcharts solution from the Finance and Accounting area of ConceptDraw Solution Park effectively helps to draw the Audit Diagrams for accounting, finance and money management, the Audit Flowcharts for fiscal information tracking, financial inventories and documenting Six Sigma, the decision making Flow Charts, etc. This solution provides the powerful drawing tools, numerous templates and samples, and large quantity of vector audit flowchart symbols that greatly facilitate the process of representation the audit steps and audit results, and designing efficient and visually appealing Audit Flowcharts.

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.

Flowchart Design
Flowchart Symbols, Shapes, Stencils and Icons

A flowchart is a type of diagram which represents an algorithm, process or workflow, displays the steps as boxes of various kinds and depicts their order by connecting them with arrows. Any business graphic document will be more colorful and understandable if will use professional-looking and visual diagrams and flowcharts. Flowchart design gives versatile presenting and explaining of the process. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM flowchart software enhanced with Flowcharts solution helps effectively make Flowchart Design. Use of predesigned flowchart symbols and bright color palette offers a fresh view and favorably distinguishes the flowcharts designed in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM from the black and white flowcharts on a paper. Preferably to use no more than three or four colors and apply identical for the same shape types. The best flowchart design can be achieved by starting with Flowchart template, or any of suitable ready examples or samples offered in ConceptDraw STORE, open one of them and enter the proper text into each Flowchart shape. Each symbol of the flowchart has a definition that can't be changed. This means that all flowcharts shapes can be grouped in according to their meaning. Users with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM flowchart software can style groups of symbols with close definitions by color sets chosen from complementary palette. Almost all workflows can be depicted as a flowchart. Colored diagrams are more light for perception of the certain information, this is part of flowchart design. Bright colors need to be used in the key points of Decision symbols, to focus attention on their importance for whole process flow.
Business Process Modeling with ConceptDraw
Business Process Modeling with ConceptDraw

Purchasing Flow Chart. Purchasing Flowchart Example

This sample shows the Purchasing Flow Chart Diagram that displays the money flow in the carbon offset sphere. The carbon offsets are the compensatory measures that the companies make for the carbon emissions. You can see on this sample the groups that have interests in the carbon offsets and the money flow after the carbon offset vendors sold the carbon offsets.

Integration Definition

Creation of various types of Integration DEFinition (IDEF) diagrams - IDEF0, IDEF1X, IDEF2, IDEF3 and many other is a sufficiently complex process that requires powerful automated tools. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software offers you such tool - IDEF Business Process Diagrams solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

HR Flowchart Symbols

Human resources are the people who make up the employee workforce of an organization or company. Human resource management has four basic functions: staffing, motivation, training and development, and maintenance. It is convenient to use the flowcharts to represent various HR processes and workflows. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with HR Flowcharts solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park supplies you with comprehensive selection of predesigned vector HR flowchart symbols and standardized flowchart notation symbols, which allow you to design effectively the eye-catching infographics and diagrams relating to any human resource management process that will be relevant and understood by all business associates. The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software offers also the set of predesigned flowchart and workflow templates and samples making your drawing process as easy as possible. Use the HR Flowcharts solution to create professional-looking HR Flowcharts and HRM Business Process Diagrams in a matter of moments.

HR Flowchart Symbols

Human resources are the people who make up the employee workforce of an organization or company. Human resource management has four basic functions: staffing, motivation, training and development, and maintenance. It is convenient to use the flowcharts to represent various HR processes and workflows. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with HR Flowcharts solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park supplies you with comprehensive selection of predesigned vector HR flowchart symbols and standardized flowchart notation symbols, which allow you to design effectively the eye-catching infographics and diagrams relating to any human resource management process that will be relevant and understood by all business associates. The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software offers also the set of predesigned flowchart and workflow templates and samples making your drawing process as easy as possible. Use the HR Flowcharts solution to create professional-looking HR Flowcharts and HRM Business Process Diagrams in a matter of moments.

Definition Flowchart

A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm, workflow or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting them with arrows. This definition flowchart gives a clear answer for the question "What is a flowchart?". It is convenient to use a powerful ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park to design flowcharts of various types which will additionally illustrate a definition flowchart.

How Do You Make An Accounting Process Flowchart?

To describe the accounting processing use ConceptDraw Flowchart set of symbold created for Accounting data processing. Tips, Methods and Symbols on How to Create Flowcharts for an Accounting Information System.

Flowcharts

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

UML 2 4 Process Flow Diagram

This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the UML Activity Diagram library of the Rapid UML Solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

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.

Auditing Process. Audit Planning Process

Auditing Process, Audit Planning Process - The audit is complex process of independent examination of data, statements, operations, financial performances of an enterprise for a stated purpose. The auditing process consists of defined quantity of audit steps. Planning is fundamental stage of auditing process. The carefully thought-out audit planning process ensures the success of the business project.

Process Flow Chart Symbols

Process Flow Chart is a visual diagram which shows the processes and relationships between the major components in a system, and uses for this the special process flow chart symbols: special shapes to represent different types of actions and process steps, lines and arrows to represent relationships and sequence of steps. It often named process flow diagram, it use colored flowchart symbols. It is incredibly convenient to use the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park for designing professional looking Process Flow Charts.

Pie Donut Chart. Pie Chart Examples

This sample shows the Pie Donut Chart. It was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the ready-to-use object from the Pie Charts Solution from Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. The Pie Donut Chart visualizes the percentage of parts of the whole and looks like as a ring divided into sectors. Pie Donut Charts are widely used in the business, statistics, analytics, mass media.

Cisco People. Cisco icons, shapes, stencils and symbols

The ConceptDraw vector stencils library Cisco People contains symbols for drawing the computer network diagrams. Vector stencils library "Cisco People" contains 17 pictogram symbols and clipart for drawing the computer network diagrams using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software.