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DFD
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Chapter 7 Using Data
Flow Diagrams Systems Analysis and Design Kendall & Kendall Sixth Edition
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-2 Major Topics • Data flow diagram symbols • Data flow diagram levels • Creating data flow diagrams • Physical and logical data flow diagrams • Partitioning • Event driven modeling • Use case and data flow diagrams
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-3 Data Flow Diagrams • DFDs are one of the main methods available for analyzing data-oriented systems. • DFDs emphasize the logic underlying the system. • The systems analysts can put together a graphical representation of data movement through the organization.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-4 Advantages of the Data Flow Diagram Approach Four advantages over narrative explanations of data movement: • Freedom from committing to the technical implementation too early. • Understanding of the interrelationships of systems and subsystems. • Communicating current system knowledge to users. • Analysis of the proposed system.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-5 Basic Symbols Four basic symbols are: • A double square for an external entity--a source or destination of data. • An arrow for movement of data from one point to another. • A rectangle with rounded corners for the occurrence of transforming process. • An open-ended rectangle for a data store.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-6 Basic Symbols
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-7 External Entities • Represent people or organizations outside of the system being studied • Shows the initial source and final recipient of data and information • Should be named with a noun, describing that entity Customer
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-8 External Entities (Continued) • External entities may be: • A person, such as CUSTOMER or STUDENT. • A company or organization, such as BANK or SUPPLIER. • Another department within the company, such as ORDER FULFILLMENT. • Another system or subsystem, such as the INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-9 Processes • Represent either: • A whole system • A subsystem • Work being done, an activity • Names should be in the form verb- adjective-noun • The exception is a process that represents an entire system or subsystem. 1 Add New Customer 2 Customer Inquiry Subsystem
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-10 Data Stores • Name with a noun, describing the data • Data stores are usually given a unique reference number, such as D1, D2, D3. • Include any data stored, such as: • A computer file or database. • A transaction file . • A set of tables . • A manual file of records. D 1 Customer Master
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-11 Data Flow • Data flow shows the data about a person, place, or thing that moves through the system. • Names should be a noun that describes the data moving through the system. • Arrowhead indicates the flow direction. • Use double headed-arrows only when a process is reading data and updating the data on the same table or file. Customer Record New Customer
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-12 Developing Data Flow Diagrams Use the following guidelines: • Create the context level diagram, including all external entities and the major data flow to or from them. • Create Diagram 0 by analyzing the major activities within the context process. • Include the external entities and major data stores. • Create a child diagram for each complex process on Diagram 0.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-13 Creating Data Flow Diagrams Detailed data flow diagrams may be developed by: • Making a list of business activities. • Analyzing what happens to an input data flow from an external entity. • Analyzing what is necessary to create an output data flow to an external entity.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-14 Creating Data Flow Diagrams Detailed data flow diagrams may be developed by (continue): • Examining the data flow to or from a data store. • Analyzing a well-defined process for data requirements and the nature of the information produced. • Noting and investigating unclear areas.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-15 Data Flow Diagram Levels • Data flow diagrams are built in layers. • The top level is the Context level. • Each process may explode to a lower level. • The lower level diagram number is the same as the parent process number. • Processes that do not create a child diagram are called primitive.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-16 Context-Level Data Flow Diagram • It contains only one process, representing the entire system. • The process is given the number zero. • All external entities are shown on the context diagram as well as major data flow to and from them. • The diagram does not contain any data stores.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-17 DFD Levels • Insert Figure 4.3 here NOTE: confirm correct figure with author.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-18 Diagram 0 • Diagram 0 is the explosion of the context level diagram. • It should include up to 7 or 9 processes. • Any more will result in a cluttered diagram. • Processes are numbered with an integer. • The major data stores and all external entities are included on Diagram 0.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-19 Child Diagrams • Each process on diagram zero may be exploded to create a child diagram. • Each process on a lower-level diagram may be exploded to create another child diagram. • These diagrams found below Diagram 0 are given the same number as the parent process. • Process 3 would explode to Diagram 3.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-20 Child Diagrams (Continued) • Each process is numbered with the parent diagram number, a period, and a unique child diagram number. • Examples are: • 3.2 on Diagram 3, the child of process 3. • 5.2.7 on Diagram 5.2, child of process 5.2. • On Diagram 3, the processes would be numbered 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and so on. 3 . 2 Edit Customer 5 . 2 . 7 Calculate Customer Discount
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-21 Child Diagrams (Continued) • External entities are usually not shown on the child diagrams below Diagram 0. • If the parent process has data flow connecting to a data store, the child diagram may include the data store as well.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-22 Child Diagrams (Continued) • A lower-level diagram may contain data stores not shown on the parent process, such as: • A file containing a table of information (such as a tax table). • A file linking two processes on the child diagram. • Minor data flow, such as an error line, may be included on a child diagram.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-23 Child Diagrams (Continued) • An interface data flow is data that are input or output from a child diagram that matches the parent diagram data flow. • Processes that do not create a child diagram are called primitive processes. • Logic is written for these processes.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-24 Data Flow Diagram Errors • The following conditions are errors that occur when drawing a data flow diagram: • A process with only input data flow or only output data flow from it. Add New Customer 1 Add New Customer 2
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-25 Data Flow Diagram Errors (Continued) • Data stores or external entities are connected directly to each other, in any combination. Customer D1 Customer Vendor D2 Vendor Master
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-26 Data Flow Diagram Errors (Continued) • Incorrectly labeling data flow or objects • Examples are: • Labels omitted from data flow or objects. • Data flow labeled with a verb. • Processes labeled with a noun. • Too many processes on a data flow diagram. • Nine is the suggested maximum.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-27 Data Flow Diagram Errors (Continued) • Omitting data flow from the diagram • Unbalanced decomposition between a parent process and a child diagram • The data flow in and out of a parent process must be present on the child diagram.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-28 Logical Data Flow Diagrams • Logical data flow diagrams show how the business operates. • They have processes that would exist regardless of the type of system implemented.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-29 Data Flow Diagram Progression The progression of creating data flow diagrams is: • Create a logical DFD of the current system. • Next add all the data and processes not in the current system that must be present in the new system. • Finally derive the physical data flow diagram for the new system.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-30 Data Flow Diagram Progression
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-31 Logical Data Flow Diagrams Advantages Advantages of logical DFDs are: • Better communication with users. • More stable systems, since the design is based on a business framework. • Increased understanding of the business by analysts. • The system will have increased flexibility and be easier to maintain. • Elimination of redundancy.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-32 Physical Data Flow Diagrams Physical data flow diagrams show how the system operates or how the new system will be implemented. • Physical data flow diagrams include: • Clarifying which processes are manual and which are automated. • Describing processes in greater detail. • Sequencing processes in the order they must be executed.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-33 Physical Data Flow Diagrams Physical data flow diagrams include (continued): • Temporary data stores and transaction files. • Specifying actual document and file names. • Controls to ensure accuracy and completeness.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-34 CRUD • Physical data flow diagrams include processes for adding, reading, changing, and deleting records. • CRUD is an acronym for Create, Read, Update, Delete. • A CRUD matrix shows which programs or processes add, read, update, or delete master file records.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-35 Transaction Files • Master or transaction database tables or files are used to link all processes that operate at different times. • They are required to store the data from the process that creates the data to the process that uses the data.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-36 Triggers and Events • An input flow from an external entity is sometimes called a trigger, since it starts activities. • Events cause the system to do something. • An approach used to create a data flow fragment is to analyze events, which are summarized in an event table.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-37 Event Tables • An event table is used to create a data flow diagram by analyzing each event and the data used and produced by the event. • Every row in an event table represents a unique activity and is used to create one process on the data flow diagram.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-38 Use Case and Data Flow Diagrams • A use case is another approach used to develop a data flow diagram. • A use case is used to create a data flow diagram by providing a framework for obtaining processes, input, output, and data stores required for user activities. • A use case shows the steps performed to accomplish a task.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-39 Use Case The major sections of a use case are: • Use case name. • Description. • Trigger. • Trigger type. • Input name and source. • Output name and destination. • Steps performed. • Information required for each step.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-40 Partitioning • Partitioning is the process of analyzing a data flow diagram and deriving a series of manual procedures and computer programs. • A dashed line is drawn around a group of processes that are included in each computer program or manual procedure.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-41 Reasons for Partitioning • The reasons for partitioning a data flow diagram into separate computer programs are: • Different user groups should have different programs. • Processes that execute at different times must be in separate programs. • Processes may be separated into different programs for security.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-42 Reasons for Partitioning (Continued) • Similar tasks may be included in the same program. • Several batch processes may be included in the same program for efficiency. • Several processes may be included in the same program or job stream for consistency of data.
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-43 Partitioning Web Sites Web sites are partitioned into pages. • Improves speed of processing • Easier Web page maintenance • Different pages when reading different data • Partitioned for security, separating pages using a secure connection from those that do not
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Pearson Prentice Hall 7-44 Communicating Using Data Flow Diagrams Data flow diagrams can be used for several different purposes: • Unexploded data flow diagrams are useful to identify information requirements. • Meaningful labels should be used for good communication.
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