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Types of flow charts - Answer Systems, process and documentation flowcharts

systems flowchart - Answer An overall view of the system, including the inputs, activities

and outputs of the process. Doesn't show areas of responsibility.

Process maps - Answer Represent the steps with a business process using the

flowchart symbols

document flowchart - Answer illustrates the flow of documents through an entity, often

describing the areas of responsibility for particular tasks.

Flowchart - Answer Visualization of a process activity

Building blocks of flow chart - Answer Begin with start and end

Task/ activity are in the middle

Decisions: modeled as diamonds with multiple exits

Flow lines - Answer Used to connect the symbols on the document flow chart

Arrows are used when the documents or information flow is not left to right or top to

bottom.

Area of responsibility - Answer Displayed to enable the flowchart reader to clearly

identify changes in responsibility as the documents flow through the system.

Represented by segmenting and labeling columns.

May be departments, sections or individual employees within a depertment

Preparation convention - Answer Must have "cradle to grave" or beginning and ending

Must flow to:

1. Permanent file symbol

2. Symbol denoting an exit from the system

3. Off page connector

4. Document destruction symbol

Keep flowcharts uncluttered, progress is clear, and complete

Entity Relationship Diagram - Answer Treat UML class models,