1. Process Automation: focus on imagination and modeling
Stefano Grazioli

2. Critical Thinking Common error: submitting a shortcut
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4. SAP at Renacer

5. Process automation
Identify the requirements (what needs to be done)
Create a description of the business process (how it works)
Implement the BP using IT (build it)
Business Analyst / Consultant
Technical Analyst / Consultant
Developer / Consultant

6. It begins with figuring out what needs to be done
User perspective
“Use cases”
Talk about it
Sketch it
Show it
Dream it
Prototype with paper and pencil
Hey, I need a financial calculator to compute the interest for my loans…

7. Then make sure you understand how it works
International standard
State
Diagrams
Class
Use Case
Diagrams
State
Diagrams
Package
Use Case
Diagrams
Activity
State
Diagrams
Sequence
Scenario
Diagrams
Deployment
Component
Diagrams
Collaboration
Scenario
Diagrams
Component
Scenario
Diagrams
Statechart

8. An Activity Diagram Understand & communicate Reengineer & change
Specify software
We will use it to describe the homework

9. An Activity Diagram [Returned goods] [Errors] [OK] RECEIVING A/P
Starting point
Activity
Decision Point
End point
[Guard] Model guards
only if they add value
Swimlane
Fork
Join
Actor
Merge
RECEIVING
A/P
VENDOR
Receive goods
Inspect content
Return some goods
[Returned goods]
Receive returns
[Errors]
Notify Vendor and A/P
[OK]
Update A/R
Accept all goods
Update A/P
Pay vendor
Reconcile Account

10. A decision has one entry point and multiple exits
A join has a single exit point, that is traversed when all the input activities have occurred.
A merge has a single exit and is traversed when any one of the input activities occurs.
A fork has one entry point and multiple exits to show activities that can be done in parallel
A decision has one entry point and multiple exits
Can do this
or that
or this

11. Homework H3

12. Activity Diagram H3 - Simple Financial Calculator
Principal is <=0
User inputs on spreadsheet: principal, years, and interest rate
Alert the user
User presses button
Year is <1 or >25
Alert the user
Principal is missing
Alert the user
Rate is <= 0 or > 10
Alert the user
Year is missing
Alert the user
Compute formulas, output results
Rate is missing
Alert the user

13. H3: Financial Math Functions
Interest = Principal * [(1+ Interest Rate) t – 1]
"Principal" is the same as "capital" pay attention to the unit of measure!

14. What Is New In Technology?
WINIT
What Is New In Technology?

15. Suggestions Give yourself plenty of time Google is your friend
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