Commonly used by systems analysts to visualize the series of processes in a business system
Flowchart
Useful tool to design an efficient business system and to troubleshoot or improve an existing system
Consists of elements such as terminator, process, sub process, decision, arrow lines, and connectors
Terminator
Represented by a small rectanglewith curved corners, appears at the start and at the end of a flowchart, the end terminator appears only once on a single flowchart
Process
Represented by a rectangle, refers to an action in a business process, must be described clearly and concisely, can be described using a single verb noun phrase
Sub-process
Represented by a rectangle with double lines on each side, a major process that could be broken up into simpler processes developed into another flowchart
Decision
Represented by a diamond, a process that can answer a decision of "yes" or "no" requires a decision box
Connector
Represented by a small circle or aconnector box and is labeled using letters, ensures that the processes are connected logically and correctly on several pages
Arrowlines
Drawn in one direction, preferably from top to bottom, keep a flowchart clear, avoid arrow lines that loop because this could indicate redundancy in the business process
Oval
Indicates both the startingpoint and theending point of the process steps
Box
Represents an individual step or activity in the process
Diamond
Shows a decision point such as yes/no or go/no-go, each path from the diamond must be labeled with one of the possible answers
Circle
Indicates that a step is connected to another page or part of the flowchart, a letter placed in the circle clarifies the continuation
Triangle
Shows where an in-process measurement occurs
Ovals - indicate both the starting point and the ending point of the process steps.box - represents an individual step or activity in the process.diamond - shows a decision polpauch as yes/no or go/nogo. Each ging from the diamond must belabeled with one of the possible answers.circle - indicates that a step is connected to another page or part of the Flowchart. A letter placed in the circle clarifies the continuation.triangle - shows where an in-process measurement occurs.