Flowcharting

CONSTRUCTION
ITMGT 20.03 | ITMGT 20.12 | ITMGT 20.51
BASIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS
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RULES IN FLOWCHART CONSTRUCTION

USE A TOP-DOWN AND ALWAYS PUT ARROWHEADS

LEFT-TO-RIGHT FLOW
DIRECTION
WHY DO YOU
THINK WE
NEED THESE
RULES?
SHAPES USED IN
FLOWCHARTS
THE TERMINAL
An oval or a rounded rectangle is
called a Terminal shape. It shows
the starting or ending point of the
flow process.

It may contain the words, “Begin”

or “End” or “Start” or “Stop”.
THE PROCESS OR ACTION
A rectangle represents a Process or
an Action shape. It reflects a single
step or instruction like performing
arithmetic operations, comparing
or sorting.
For example, in baking, it could be
“beat the eggs” or “knead the
dough”.
THE DECISION
A diamond represents the Decision
shape. It is used to show a point in
the process where more than one
path can be taken.

Should be a question that can be

answered by: “yes or no”, or “true
or false” (it is binary)
THE PREPARATION
The Preparation shape denotes an
instruction or step that will modify
a process’s course of execution.

For example, a flowchart depicting

a simple purchase transaction may
“prepare” a starting amount of
money.
THE ARROW

Arrows indicate sequence of steps

and the flow direction.
THE CONNECTOR
Connectors are used to connect
flowcharts from one page to another or
from a decision diamond to another
page or process. When you reach the
bottom of the page or need to jump to
another page, draw a flowchart
connector symbol and connect it to the
last item on the chart.
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