DFD Exercise: Creating DFDs

Create Event Table. Use the Event Table as a guide to create DFD.

The Spring Breaks “R” Us Travel Service Booking System

1. Spring Breaks “R” Us Travel Service (SBRU) books spring breaks trips at
resorts for college students.
2. During the fall, resorts submits availability information to SBRU indicating
rooms, rooms capacity, and room rates for each week of the spring break
season.
3. Each resort offers bookings for a different number of weeks each season,
and rooms have different rates depending on the week. A variety of rooms
with different capacities are usually made available by the resorts so
students can book the right room size. Couples can book a two-person room,
for example, and four people can book a room for four.
4. In December, SBRU generates a list of resorts, available weeks, and room
rates that is distributes to college campus representatives all over the
country.
5. When a group of students submits a reservation request for a week at a
particular resort,
6. SBRU assigns the students to a room with sufficient capacity and sends
each student a confirmation notice.
7. When the cutoff date for a spring break week arrives, SBRU sends each
resort a list of students booked in each room for the following week.
8. When the students arrive at the resort, they pay the resort directly for the
room.
9. Resorts send commission checks directly to the SBRU accounting system,
which is separate from the booking system. When spring breaks is over,
students return to their schools and hit the books.
 EVENT TRIGGER SOURCE ACTIVITY RESPONSE DESTINATION
During the fall, resorts submits availability Room Resort Resorts: submit room Received Reservation
information to SBRU indicating rooms, availability info room info Information
rooms capacity, and room rates for each info
week of the spring break season Receive room available
info
In December, SBRU generates a list of “December” Available Send list of resorts’ info Resort info College Campus
resorts, available weeks, and room rates resorts’ info Representative
that is distributes to college campus
representatives all over the country
When a group of students submits a Reservation Student System’s point of view Pending SBRU Clerk
reservation request for a week at a request - Accept group request
particular resort, reservation request -
correct

Student’s point of view:

Submit reservation
request - wrong
SBRU assigns the students to a room with Reserved SBRU Clerk Assign available room Confirmed Student
sufficient capacity and sends each student room info request
a confirmation notice. Send confirmation
notice
When the cutoff date for a spring break “cutoff date Reserved Send booked Booked Resort
week arrives, SBRU sends each resort a for a spring information information information
list of students booked in each room for break week”
the following week.
When the students arrive at the resort, Payment Student Resorts: Process OR Student
they pay the resort directly for the room. Payments; accept
payments

Student’s point of view:

Pay resort - wrong
Resorts send commission checks directly to Commission Resort Resort: Send Pre- SBRU Accounting
the SBRU accounting system, which is Checks commission checks evaluated System
separate from the booking system. checks
SBRU: Accept
Commission checks