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Database Flowchart Symbols

Database Flowchart

Database flowchart (DFD) is used to visualize data flows in information systems. DFD consists of four major components:

  • entities,
  • processes,
  • data stores,
  • data flows.

How to Create a Database Flowchart

Using the “Data Flow Diagrams” solution in ConceptDraw STORE.

Database Flowchart Solution

Pic 1. Database Flowchart Solution

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM allows you to draw a simple and clear Database Flowchart using special libraries, provided by Data Flow Diagrams solution:

  • The design elements library "Data flow diagram (DFD)" contains 15 symbols for drawing both context-level data flow diagram and Level 1 DFD.
  • The design elements library "DFD, Gane-Sarson notation" contains 12 symbols of Gane-Sarson DFD notation.
  • The design elements library "DFD, Yourdon and Coad notation" contains 22 symbols of Yourdon/DeMarco DFD notation.

Database Flowchart Symbols

Pic 3. Database Flowchart Symbols

Use these database flowchart symbol libraries to design the process-oriented models, data-oriented models, data flowcharts, data process diagrams, structured analysis diagrams, and information flow diagrams.

Database Flowchart Symbols *

Pic 4. Database Flowchart Library

Result

This sample shows a CERES data flow diagram. The design is large and complex, but its creation in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using pre-designed objects, took just minutes. Use the legend to make additional comments.

Database Flowchart

Pic 5. Database Flowchart

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