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DATA & PROCESS MODELLING
Process Description
A process description documents the details of a functional primitive, which represents a specific set of processing steps and business logic
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Logical & Physical Model
- While structured analysis tools are used to develop a logical model for a new information system, such tools also can be used to develop physical models of an information system
Sequence of Models
- Many systems analysts create a physical model of the current system and then develop a logical model of the current system before tackling a logical model of the new system
Four-Model Approach
- Develop a physical model of the current system, a logical model of the current system, a logical model of the new system, and a physical model of the new system
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Step 1: Draw a context diagram
- The first step in constructing a set of DFDs is to draw a context diagram.
- A context diagram is a top-level view of an information system that shows the system’s boundaries and scope.
- Start by placing a single process symbol in the center of the page
Step 2: Draw a Diagrams 0 DFD
- Show the detail inside the black box, you create DFD diagram 0.
- Diagram 0 zooms in on the system and shows major internal processes, data flows, and data stores.
- Diagram 0 also repeats the entities and data flows that appear in the context diagram.
DATA DICTIONARY:
- A data dictionary, or data repository, is a central storehouse of information about the system’s data
- An analyst uses the data dictionary to collect, document, and organize specific facts about the system
Step 3: Draw the Lower-Level Diagrams
- To create lower-level diagrams, you must use leveling and balancing techniques.
- Leveling is the process of drawing a series of increasingly detailed diagrams, until all functional primitives are identified.
Using CASE Tools for Documentation
- The more complex the system, the more difficult it is to maintain full and accurate documentation
Documenting the Data Elements
- Must document every data element in the data dictionary
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Context diagram of grading system
Documenting the Data Flows
- The typical attributes are as follows
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Documenting the Data Stores
- Typical characteristics of a data store are
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Documenting the Processes
- Typical characteristics of a process
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Documenting the Entities
- Typical characteristics of an entity include
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Documenting the Records
- Typical characteristics of a record include
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