DFD(Data Flow Diagrams) and Examples
- 2. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Steps: 1. Create a list of activities 2. Construct Context Level DFD (identifies external entities and processes) 3. Construct Level 0 DFD (identifies manageable sub process ) 4. Construct Level 1- n DFD (identifies actual data flows and data stores ) 5. Check against rules of DFD
- 3. DFD Naming Guidelines • External Entity Noun • Data Flow Names of data • Process verb phrase – a system name – a subsystem name • Data Store Noun
- 4. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Lemonade Stand Example
- 5. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Steps: 1. Create a list of activities • Old way: no Use-Case Diagram • New way: use Use-Case Diagram 2. Construct Context Level DFD (identifies sources and sink) 3. Construct Level 0 DFD (identifies manageable sub processes ) 4. Construct Level 1- n DFD (identifies actual data flows and data stores ) Example The operations of a simple lemonade stand will be used to demonstrate the creation of dataflow diagrams.
- 6. Creating Data Flow Diagrams 1. Create a list of activities Example Think through the activities that take place at a lemonade stand. Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product
- 7. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Example Also think of the additional activities needed to support the basic activities. Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor 1. Create a list of activities
- 8. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Example Group these activities in some logical fashion, possibly functional areas. Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor 1. Create a list of activities
- 9. Creating Data Flow Diagrams 0.0 Lemonade System EMPLOYEE CUSTOMER Pay Payment Order Context Level DFD Example Create a context level diagram identifying the sources and sinks (users). Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor VENDOR Payment Purchase Order Production Schedule Received Goods Time Worked Sales Forecast 2. Construct Context Level DFD (identifies sources and sink) Product Served
- 10. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Level 0 DFD Example Create a level 0 diagram identifying the logical subsystems that may exist. Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor 3. Construct Level 0 DFD (identifies manageable sub processes ) 2.0 Production EMPLOYEE Production Schedule 1.0 Sale 3.0 Procure- ment Sales Forecast Product Ordered CUSTOMER Pay Payment Customer Order VENDOR Payment Purchase Order Order Decisions Received Goods Time Worked Inventory Product Served 4.0 Payroll
- 11. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Level 1 DFD Example Create a level 1 decomposing the processes in level 0 and identifying data stores. 4. Construct Level 1- n DFD (identifies actual data flows and data stores ) 1.3 Produce Sales Forecast Sales Forecast Payment Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor 1.1 Record Order Customer Order ORDER 1.2 Receive Payment PAYMENT Severed Order Request for Forecast CUSTOMER
- 12. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Level 1 DFD Example Create a level 1 decomposing the processes in level 0 and identifying data stores. 4. Construct Level 1 (continued) Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor 2.1 Serve Product Product Order ORDER 2.2 Produce Product INVENTORTY Quantity Severed Production Schedule RAW MATERIALS 2.3 Store Product Quantity Produced & Location Stored Quantity Used Production Data
- 13. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Level 1 DFD Example Create a level 1 decomposing the processes in level 0 and identifying data stores. 4. Construct Level 1 (continued) Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor 3.1 Produce Purchase Order Order Decision PURCHASE ORDER 3.2 Receive Items Received Goods RAW MATERIALS 3.3 Pay Vendor Quantity Received Quantity On-Hand RECEIVED ITEMS VENDOR Payment Approval Payment
- 14. Creating Data Flow Diagrams Level 1 DFD Example Create a level 1 decomposing the processes in level 0 and identifying data stores. 4. Construct Level 1 (continued) Time Worked Customer Order Serve Product Collect Payment Produce Product Store Product Order Raw Materials Pay for Raw Materials Pay for Labor 4.1 Record Time Worked TIME CARDS 4.2 Calculate Payroll Payroll Request EMPLOYEE 4.3 Pay Employe e Employee ID PAYROLL PAYMENTS Payment Approval Payment Unpaid time cards
- 16. DFD Example: Bus Garage Repairs • Buses come to a garage for repairs. • A mechanic and helper perform the repair, record the reason for the repair and record the total cost of all parts used on a Shop Repair Order. • Information on labor, parts and repair outcome is used for billing by the Accounting Department, parts monitoring by the inventory management computer system and a performance review by the supervisor.
- 17. DFD Example: Bus Garage Repairs (cont’d) • External Entities: Bus, Mechanic, Helper, Supervisor, Inventory Management System, Accounting Department, etc. • Key process (“the system”): performing repairs and storing information related to repairs • Processes: – Record Bus ID and reason for repair – Determine parts needed – Perform repair – Calculate parts extended and total cost – Record labor hours, cost
- 18. DFD Example: Bus Garage Repairs (cont’d) • Data stores: – Personnel file – Repairs file – Bus master list – Parts list • Data flows: – Repair order – Bus record – Parts record – Employee timecard – Invoices
- 19. Bus Mechanic Helper Bus Repair Process System Supervisor Accounting Bus Garage Context Diagram Mechanical problem to be repaired Labor Labor Fixed mechanical problems Inventory Management System Repair summary List of parts used Labor, parts cost details
- 20. CSUB Burger’s Order Processing System • Draw the CSUB Burger’s context diagram – System • Order processing system – External entities • Kitchen • Restaurant • Customer – Processes • Customer order • Receipt • Food order • Management report