Data Flow Diagram Symbols

Process Step-by-step instructions Data flow External agent

Data store Data at rest

Real-time link Satzinger et al. Fig 6-2

Layers of DFD Abstraction

Satzinger et al. Fig 6-5

Decomposition Diagrams
A decomposition diagram or hierarchy chart shows the topdown, functional decomposition of a system.

RML: Basic constructs

Class concepts (sets) and individual concepts (elements) Individuals are members of a class

RML: Relations

Cardinality: Full (filled circle) vs Partial (no circle) Coverage: 1 (arrowhead), N (no arrow), max (numeric)

RML: Abstraction constructs

Actor

Tool

Object

Organizational Actor

Agent

Manual Tool

Software Tool

Material Object

Information Object

Software Agent

Invoked Software Tool

Active Information Object

Detailed resource properties

Role Concrete Invoked Application Software resource Composite resource

Ax name

Pluggable Action Definition

Conference Arrangement Case

Information Submodel
Conference Workspace (CW)

Legend:
p# s# ch# r# pid p#* r#* paper id session id chair id reviewer id person id repeated paper id repeated reviewer id

1..N Forms PersonDB Sessions (s#)

0..N Letters of Intent

1..N Papers (p#)

1..N Potential Potential Participants (pid) Reviewers (r#) AdmInfo (ch#, s#, p#*, ..) Contents AdmInfo (p#, s#, r#*, ..) Review Report (r#) Review Results

CFP Authors

CFP Jounals

Response Recieved

Paper Recieved

Paper Accepted

Paper Rejected

Reviewer Reminder

Too late response

Review Form

Use Case Name: Summary: Basic Course of Events: Alternative Paths: Exception Paths:

Event Driven Process Chains (EPC)

EPC and viewpoints