1. DON’T DO IT!
IT’S NOT HOPELESS

2. Flowcharting
Due to thier complexity (when looking at them), flowcharts intimidate many people. However, if you take a very methodical approach to constructing flowcharts, it’s really not bad!

3. Flowcharting methodical approach
Step One: For each INTERNAL ENTITY in your physical DFD, create a heading and flowchart column.
Mailroom
Acct. Rec
CPTR
Cashier
Note that there is one column created for each of the internal entities in the Causeway narrative

4. Flowcharting methodical approach
Step Two: Flowchart each activity - one by one! For each activity (other than a send or receive) draw a computer process symbol rectangle, a manual process symbol trapezoid, or a keyboard for “keyed” in information.
computer
process
symbol
manual 2.
Endorse
checks.
13.
Verifies the invoice is open and correct amt is pd.
Keyboard 7.
Enters data
into CPTR.

5. Receiving and sending do not require a process symbol
Customer
Endorses checks
Checks
R/As 1 2
Causeway
example
Receiving and sending do not require a process symbol

6. If one entity performs several activities in sequence, you can put them in a single process symbol
example from Causeway
Endorse checks
Annotate R/A
Prepare B/T
Endorse checks
Annotate R/A
Prepare B/T
Endorse checks
Annotate R/A
Prepare B/T

7. Unless it is really simple to draw an arrow to or from another entity,
Just add activities
one by one! A
Customer
Endorses checks
Annotate R/As
Prepare B/T 1
2,3,4
Batched
Checks
B/T B
R/As
Unless it is really simple to draw an arrow to or from another entity,
USE ON PAGE CONNECTORS!
(a small circle)

8. Flowchart symbols Processes Storage (files) Input Output Miscell. 1 36 8 10 11 2 4 7 9 12 5 13
1 Computer process
2 Manual process
3 Tape (sequential file)
4 Disk
5 Paper file
6 & 8 Document (In or out)
7 Keyboard Input
9 CRT display (cptr)
10 OFF page connector
11 ON page connector
12 Terminator (start/end)
13 Batch Total