UML Flowchart Symbols

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is an accepted standard, universal modeling language widely used in the field of software engineering and software development. Initially destined for the object-oriented documentation design, now it is used much more widely.

The UML is based on the notations of the Booch method, the object-modeling technique (OMT) and object-oriented software engineering (OOSE), and allows successfully visualize the blueprints and display a graphical view of software system's structure on the UML diagram, applying the common set of notations - UML flowchart symbols.

The UML diagram is a powerful tool which lets visually represent all system's components, the interactions between them and relationships with external user interface. Use of UML flowchart symbols helps easy represent the system's requirements and subsystems, logical and physical elements, structural and behavioral patterns.

There 14 types of UML diagrams, each of them has its own purpose:

• Class Diagram — diagram which represents the structure of a system showing the objects as classes with attributes, methods, and relationships among them.
• Component Diagram — diagram that depicts the system's components and how they are connected each other and form larger components and software systems.
• Composite Structure Diagram — diagram that illustrates the internal structure of a specific class and also collaborations with others classes and outside elements which are possible owing this structure.
• Deployment Diagram — diagram which models the physical deployment of artifacts (software) on nodes (hardware).
• Object Diagram — diagram which displays a system's overview at a particular moment of time.
• Package Diagram — diagram that shows the dependencies between the packages which compose a model.
• Profile Diagram — diagram which allows to show stereotypes as classes and profiles as packages at the metamodel level.
• Activity Diagram — diagram that graphically represents the steps in a software process as a workflow.
• State Machine Diagram — diagram which describes the system composed of a finite number of states and shows the current state of a machine.
• Use Case Diagram — diagram that depicts the interactions between users and the system, and different use cases in which the user is involved.
• Communication Diagram — diagram that displays the interactions between the objects in terms of a set of sequenced messages.
• Interaction Overview Diagram — diagram which describes a workflow through a system, the individual activities can contain the nested interaction diagrams.
• Sequence Diagram — diagram that depicts objects interactions in a specific time sequence.
• Timing Diagram — diagram that shows behaviours of a given set of objects throughout a certain period of time.

Part of these UML diagrams are behavior diagrams - they depict behaviors and interactions of various system's components, other part are static structure diagrams - they show the system's physical structure.

Design of UML digrams is often a complex process which requires powerful software, that's why the ability fast and easy create the UML diagrams of any type and complexity offered by ConceptDraw's Rapid UML solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park makes the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software the best choice for UML diagramming.

Example 1. UML Flowchart Symbols

The Rapid UML solution offers diversity of UML flowchart symbols for each from the existing UML diagrams types - 13 libraries with 393 vector objects from generally accepted UML notation.

UML Activity symbols library

UML Class Diagram symbols library

UML Communication Diagrams symbols library

UML Component symbols library

UML Composite Structure symbols library

UML Deployment symbols library

UML Interaction Overview symbols library

UML Object symbols library

UML Package symbols library

UML Sequence Diagram symbols library

UML State Machine Diagram symbols library

UML Timing symbols library

UML Use Case symbols library

Follow the next simple steps to design the UML diagram of any type of UML diagrams without efforts:

• drag the UML objects from the library which corresponds to your UML diagram type, add the text and arrange them on your document page;

  

  Example 2. Adding UML objects

• connect the objects with connectors which appropriate for diagrams of selected type;

  

  Example 3. Connecting UML objects

• add the text and color your diagram;

  

  Example 4. UML Collaboration Diagram - Ticket Processing System

• you can also add the next object and automatically connect it with previous by clicking on its icon from the RapidDraw arrows, which pop up when you bring the mouse cursor over the object.

  

  Example 5. Use of RapidDraw feature

The Rapid UML Solution provides also large quantity of predesigned templates and samples for each type of UML diagrams. All they are available from ConceptDraw STORE and can be used as the base for your UML diagrams.

UML Activity Diagram template

UML Activity Diagram (Swimlanes) template

UML Class Diagram template

UML Communication Diagram template

UML Component Diagram template

UML Composite Structure Diagram template

UML Deployment Diagram template

UML Interaction Overview Diagram template

UML Object Diagram template

UML Package Diagram template

UML Sequence Diagram template

UML State Machine Diagram template

UML Timing Diagram template

UML Use Case Diagram template

Use of template is the easiest way of drawing various diagrams and especially UML diagrams thanks to this multiplicity of professionally developed templates.

Example 6. Rapid UML Solution

The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software is the best choice for easy drawing the UML diagrams thanks to the powerful drawing tools, collection of predesigned samples, examples, templates, and UML flowchart symbols.

Example 7. Export UML Diagram to Visio, PDF and PPT

Any UML Diagram created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM can be then easy printed to share with colleagues, exported to various popular formats, including PPT, PDF, MS Visio, HTML, and many other graphic formats.

TEN RELATED HOW TO's:

What Is a Flowchart? Definition, Symbols, Examples and How to Create One →

If you ever tried programming, you could face a lot of problems as a beginner. To help yourself, create a flowchart to follow an algorithm logic. Flowchart represents a program as a sequence of steps depicted in special symbols for each type of action. This image of the interactive diagram made in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM applying the Live Objects technology. The diagram shows the effect of Selection Sort algorithm. The left part of the chart is the input area. The diagram in the central part of the drawing is a flow chart showing of the selection sort algorithm. The flowchart includes basic flowchart symbols, that represent various stages of algorithm. The flowchart symbols are connected with arrows ended lines, that depict the direction of the process flow. On the right side — the result is displayed.

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Flow Chart Design — How to Design a Good Flowchart →

Use ConceptDraw DIAGRAM business diagramming and business graphics software for general diagramming purposes, it inludes tousands colored professional flowchart symbols, examples and samples which saves time when you prepare documents, professional presentations or make an explanation of process flow diagram.

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About UML →

Use Case Diagram Taxi Service UML. This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the UML Use Case Diagram library of the Rapid UML Solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This sample shows the work of the taxi service and is used by taxi stations, by airports, in the tourism field and delivery service.

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Database Design →

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with IDEF Business Process Diagrams solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is an ideal software for effective database design and drawing IDEF diagrams visually representing all steps of database design process.

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Communication Network Topology →

This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Computer and Networks solution from Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. A communication network topology is defined by the evaluating costs of the states. Each state represents the possible distribution of the hubs and remote nodes to nodes of the communication network.

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Examples of Flowcharts, Org Charts and More →

There are numerous articles about the advantages of flowcharting, creating business graphics and developing different charts. Nevertheless, these articles are almost useless without the main component - the examples of flowcharts, org charts and without a fine example, it is difficult to get all the conveniences of creating diagrams. You can find tons of templates and vivid examples on Solution Park. This illustration shows a variety of business diagrams that can be created using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM. It comprises a different fields of business activities: management, marketing, networking, software and database development along with design of infographics and business illustrations. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM provides a huge set of sample drawings including business process modeling diagrams,, network diagrams, UML diagrams, orgcharts, DFD, flowcharts, ERD, geographical maps and more.

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UML Timing Diagram, Design Elements →

UML Timing Diagram as special form of a sequence diagram are used to explore the behaviors of objects throughout a given period of time. ConceptDraw has 393 vector stencils in the 13 libraries that helps you to start using software for designing your own UML Diagrams. You can use the appropriate stencils of UML notation from UML Timing library.

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How to Create Flowcharts for an

Accounting Information System

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It can be tough to get straight into business papers and processes.Otherwise, you can learn how to create flowcharts for an accounting information system and visualize these documents. Accounting diagrams are clear and easy to understand for all the participants of the process. There are symbols used for creating accounting flowcharts using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM and its Accounting Flowcharts solution. Accounting flow charts are a special kind of flow charts. Actually a variety of flowcharts are often used to facilitate many aspects of a workflow of accounting department. Accounting flowcharts are utilized to support creating accounting documentation, to depict positions responsible for fulfillment of each phase of accounting workflow.

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How to Create Flowcharts for an

Accounting Information System

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How to Build a Flowchart →

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a professional software for building of great-looking Flowcharts ✔️ of various types and any degree of complexity, ✔️ in a few simple steps, ✔️ even if you have no experience, ✔️ using RapidDraw technology, ✔️ to perform different tasks in different fields

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Work Flow Process Chart →

Workflow Diagram - workflow process diagram is a visual representation of a organizational process flow. Often it used as the same visual notation as process flow diagram. Visualising business processes using workflow diagram (workflow process diagram) allows estimate business process efficiency, analyse and optimize the process itself. Workflow diagram helps get focusing on each step and relations between workflow steps. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is software for making workflow diagram. It contains specific designed graphics to draw workflow diagrams effectively. This is workflow diagram maker which do your work process effective.

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