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Data Flow Diagrams

Software Requirement Engineering


Data Flow
Diagrams
Data Flow Diagram

• A data-flow diagram is a way of representing a flow of data through


a process or a system

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Process Modeling

Data flow diagramming


• Graphical representation of a system
• Show how data flows through your system and what is being done to it along
the way

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Process Modeling

• Graphically Represents
• Functions or
• Processes

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Data Flow Diagram Symbols

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Process

• The work or actions performed on data so that they are transformed,


stored or distributed
• Verb phrase name, eg,
• Update
• Calculate
• Verify

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Data store

• Data at rest, which may take the form of many different physical
representations
Eg,
• Database
• Files
• Folder

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Source/sink

• The origin and/or destination of data, sometimes referred to as


external entities
• Eg,
• Clients
• Employees
• Bank

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Data flow

• Data in motion, moving from one place in the


system to another
• Eg,
• Invoice
• Receipt
• Enrolment form

Must be named, often has a paper form associated with it.

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Concepts

DFD hides some Physical Characteristics


• Frequency
• Volume of Data

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Steps in Building DFDs

• Build the context diagram


• Create DFD fragments
• Organize DFD fragments into level 0
• Decompose level 0 DFDs as needed
• Validate DFDs with user

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0-Level DFD:
• 0-Level DFD (Context Diagram)Purpose:
• It is the highest-level DFD that provides a broad overview of
the entire system.
• Structure:
• Contains a single process (labeled as "Process 0") representing
the whole system. This process is connected to external
entities (sources or destinations of data) and data stores,
showing how data flows into and out of the system.
• Details:
• The 0-level DFD doesn't go into specific details of the internal
workings of the system. It's a simple, high-level representation.

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1-Level DFD

• Purpose:
It decomposes the 0-level DFD into more detailed processes
to show how the system functions internally. It breaks down
the single process into multiple sub-processes.
• Structure: The 1-level DFD includes:
• A parent process (from the 0-level DFD) now broken down into
multiple smaller processes.
• External entities and data stores that interact with these sub-
processes.
• Data flows between processes, entities, and data stores.

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Figure 8-4
Context Diagram of Burger’s Food Ordering System

• One process only


• Single process (0) represents entire system
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