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Week 5-6 - Data and Process Modelling

The document discusses Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), which graphically represent the flow of data in an information system, including incoming, outgoing, and stored data. It outlines the types of DFDs (Logical and Physical), their components, and the different levels of DFDs from Level 0 to Level 2, detailing the abstraction and specificity of each level. Additionally, it presents DFD rules and introduces HIPO diagrams, which illustrate the hierarchy of modules within a software system.

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Week 5-6 - Data and Process Modelling

The document discusses Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), which graphically represent the flow of data in an information system, including incoming, outgoing, and stored data. It outlines the types of DFDs (Logical and Physical), their components, and the different levels of DFDs from Level 0 to Level 2, detailing the abstraction and specificity of each level. Additionally, it presents DFD rules and introduces HIPO diagrams, which illustrate the hierarchy of modules within a software system.

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DATA &

PROCESS
MODELLING
WEEK 6
1
DATA FLOW DIAGRAM (DFD)
• Data flow diagram is a graphical representation of
flow of data in an information system. It is capable
of depicting incoming data flow, outgoing data
flow and stored data.

2
TYPES OF DFD
Data Flow Diagrams are either Logical or Physical.

3
DFD COMPONENTS
• DFD can represent Source, destination, storage
and flow of data using the following set of
components.

4
5
LEVELS OF DFD
Level 0 - Highest
abstraction level DFD is
known as Level 0 DFD,
which depicts the entire
information system as
one diagram concealing
all the underlying details.
Level 0 DFDs are also
known as context level 6

DFDs..
LEVELS OF DFD
Level 1 - The Level 0
DFD is broken down into
more specific, Level 1
DFD. Level 1 DFD depicts
basic modules in the
system and flow of data
among various modules.
Level 1 DFD also
mentions basic processes 7

and sources of
LEVELS OF DFD
Level 2 - At this level, DFD shows how data flows
inside the modules mentioned in Level 1.

Higher level DFDs can be transformed into more


specific lower level DFDs with deeper level of
understanding unless the desired level of specification
is achieved.

8
DFD RULES
• Each process should have at least one input and an
output.
• Each data store should have at least one data flow
in and one data flow out.
• Data stored in a system must go through a process.
• All processes in a DFD go to another process or a
data store.

9
HIPO DIAGRAM
HIPO diagram represents the
hierarchy of modules in the
software system. Analyst
uses HIPO diagram in order
to obtain high-level view of
system functions. It
decomposes functions into
sub-functions in a
hierarchical manner. It 10

depicts the functions

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