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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

Social Media Response DFD Flowcharts - diagramming software ( Mac PC )

Diagramming software for Mac and PC - create flowcharts and presentations for Social Media Organizing.

Gane Sarson Diagram

The Gane-Sarson methodology uses the graphical techniques for building the logical models for the systems. It is helpful for analysts and designers to make common and clear picture of the system, to depict all its processes and how they transform the data. The Gane-Sarson methodology lets represent all this information in a way understandable for the users and other interested people, and gives the possibility to see instantly how the system's parts serve together to meet their needs. This methodology supposes the building of a system top-down. First you need create an overall system data flow, then determine the details of the data structures, the process logic and design the modular structures. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software offers the Data Flow Diagrams solution with Gane-Sarson Notation library rich for the specific symbols of the Gane-Sarson notation. All they are vector and fully ready-to-use for drawing the Data Flow Diagrams, which will be then successfully used in presentations, websites, and various business documents.

Detail Specifications Exchanging Mind Maps with Evernote

ConceptDraw Note Exchange Solution permits users to develop and organize notes and tasks in ConceptDraw MINDMAP. Your work can be accessed later, just with one click, regardless of preferred platform.

Database Design

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with IDEF Business Process Diagrams solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is an ideal software for effective database design and drawing IDEF diagrams visually representing all steps of database design process.

Sales Process Flowchart
Flowchart Examples

Sales Process Flowchart is an invaluable tool for business. It gives you opportunity to visualise and better understand the sales process, reveal and also visually highlight issues or bottlenecks, and predict the number of sales. The Flowchart is ideal method to represent in details all steps of the process, tasks and decisions needed to obtain maximum effectiveness and success. The steps are graphically represented by boxes linked with arrows indicating direction of the workflow, decision is shown by diamond. The sales process is closely linked to the company's success and usually includes the following main steps: Product knowledge, Prospecting, Planning the sale (Pre-approach), Approach, Need assessment, Presentation, Meeting objections, Gaining commitment, Follow-up. Create fast and easy your own Flowcharts of sales business processes using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM ector graphic software extended with Cross-Functional Flowcharts solution from Business Processes area and also Sales Flowcharts solution from Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Work Order Process Flowchart. Business Process Mapping Examples

The business process is a set of actions or tasks which are undertaken by an organization for production some goods or services, they are then offered for the customers and are ordered by them. Process Flowcharts and Order Process Flowcharts are sufficiently prevalent, well known and actively used in variety of fields of life, business and science. They are constructed using the common standardized symbols, thus are clear and understandable for all. They help effectively represent the processes, determine the order in which the process activities happen, document the order processes, and also effectively analyze the processes with a goal to increase their efficiency. Create your own Process Flowcharts, Order Process Flowcharts, Cross-Functional Flow Charts representing the order processing steps using powerful drawing tools of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software and variety of predesigned vector objects from the libraries of Business Process Mapping Solution from Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Data flow Model Diagram

This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Data Flow Diagrams Solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This sample shows the Data Flow Model Diagram that displays the Order system and the interactions between the Order system and Customers.

Data Modeling Tools

There are many tools that are used within data modeling processes but to make the correct model it is always better to draw it graphically so it becomes more obvious whether it is good enough to use or not. Having the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and drawing software may lead to creating the great looking ORM drawings, such as ORM diagrams, especially if you have the Object-Role Modeling (ORM) solution downloaded from the ConceptDraw STORE application — another product of CS Odessa that can be used by all the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM users.

Active Directory Diagram

Active Directory (AD) is a directory management service introduced by Microsoft Corporation for Windows domain networks. This service uses the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and provides quick access to the included information about large structural units such as domains, organizational units, sites, and also about simple objects, such as users names with detailed information about them - contacts information, access rights, etc. Active Directory Diagram is a representation of the network structure in clear graphical format. It is a scheme of correlations of service components with preset degree of detailed elaboration. Active Directory Diagram makes the work of network administrators with Active Directory network structure more easy and convenient, allows plan and service the network quicker and more qualitatively. The help of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Active Directory Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area is indispensable for easily and quickly creation the highly detailed Active Directory Diagrams.

COM and OLE Diagram

The vector stencils library COM and OLE from the solution Software Engineering contains 15 symbols of the COM and OLE objects for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software. The Software Engineering solution is contained in the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Circular Diagram

Circular Diagram is a type of diagram widely used in marketing and economics for visualization information in a clear and visual form. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software offers the useful tools of the Target and Circular Diagrams solution from the Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park for effective drawing a Circular Diagram of any complexity and design.

What is a Systems Engineering?
Examples of Systems Engineering Diagrams

Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how to design and manage complex engineering systems over their life cycles. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM supplied with SysML Solution from the Software Development Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is a powerful and effective systems engineering software.

health informatics, healthcare informatics, healthcare design Health Informatics

health informatics, healthcare informatics, healthcare design
Health Informatics solution supplies the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM with tools and functionalities in a field of healthcare design and healthcare informatics. Including collection of professionally designed samples and a lot of high-quality health informatics vector design objects, it is the best for all medical workers and healthcare-related specialties when designing diagrams, schematics, flow charts, workflow charts, block diagrams, infographics, illustrations, and presentations slides in a field of Health Informatics, representing the newest medical information technologies, architectures of healthcare systems, principles of work of the specialized software, structures of health records systems, medical researches processes.

Windows Azure

The Microsoft Windows Azure platform is a highly flexible cloud-based solution with variety of services which supports not only the execution of.NET applications, but also allows developers to use programming languages like Java, PHP, Node.js, or Python. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software provides the Azure Architecture Solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park with a lot of useful tools which make easier: illustration of Windows Azure possibilities and features, describing Windows Azure Architecture, drawing Azure Architecture Diagrams, depicting Azure Cloud System Architecture, describing Azure management, Azure storage, documenting Azure services.

How to draw Metro Map style infographics? (London)

Tool to draw Metro Map styled inforgraphics. London Tube map sample.

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 DIAGRAM 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.

Software Diagram Examples and Templates

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a powerful tool for business and technical diagramming. Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park provides 5 solutions: Data Flow Diagrams, Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD), Graphic User Interface, IDEFO Diagrams, Rapid UML.

interactive voice response system, IVR Interactive Voice Response Diagrams

interactive voice response system, IVR
Interactive Voice Response Diagrams solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with samples, templates and libraries of ready-to-use vector stencils that help create Interactive Voice Response (IVR) diagrams illustrating in details a work of interactive voice response system, the IVR system’s logical and physical structure, Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) diagrams, and Action VoIP diagrams with representing voice actions on them, to visualize how the computers interact with callers through voice recognition and dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) keypad inputs.

Diagramming Software for Design UML Communication Diagrams

UML Communication Diagram depicts the interactions between objects or parts in terms of sequenced messages and describes both the static structure and dynamic behavior of a system.