SPRUI30H November 2015 – May 2024 DRA745 , DRA746 , DRA750 , DRA756
Flow charts follow the following rules:
Shape | Name | Definition |
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Process | Any computational steps or processing function of a program; defined operation(s) causing change in value, form, or location of information | |
Decision | A decision or switching-type operation that determines which of a number of alternate paths is followed | |
Predefined process or sub-process | One or more named operations or program steps specified in a subroutine or another set of flow charts | |
Data or I/O | General I/O function; information available for processing (input) or recording of processed information (output) | |
Terminator | Terminal point in a flow chart: start, stop, halt, delay, or interrupt; may show exit from a closed subroutine | |
Annotation | Additional descriptive clarification, comment | |
On page connector (reference) | Exit to, or entry from, another part of chart in the same page | |
Off page connector (reference) | The flow continues on a different page. | |
Summing Junction | Logical AND | |
Or | Logical OR | |
Parallel mode (ISO) | Beginning or end of two or more simultaneous operations | |
Flow Line | Lines indicate the sequence of steps and the direction of flow. |