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Process & Operation Symbols: Symb Ol Name Description

The document defines various symbols used in process flowcharts and diagrams. Process symbols represent actions, tasks, subroutines, alternatives, delays, and preparations. Data processing symbols organize and sort data. Branching and control symbols indicate flow direction, decision points, connections, merges, and extracts. Input/output symbols represent entering or leaving data and generating documents. File storage symbols depict stored data, databases, hard drives, and internal memory.

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Process & Operation Symbols: Symb Ol Name Description

The document defines various symbols used in process flowcharts and diagrams. Process symbols represent actions, tasks, subroutines, alternatives, delays, and preparations. Data processing symbols organize and sort data. Branching and control symbols indicate flow direction, decision points, connections, merges, and extracts. Input/output symbols represent entering or leaving data and generating documents. File storage symbols depict stored data, databases, hard drives, and internal memory.

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Process & operation symbols

Symbo
l Name Description

The most frequently used flowchart shape shows an


Process
action, task or operation that needs to be done.

Shows a series of actions related to a task, which


itself is part of a larger process. It could also mean
Subroutine
that there is already a flowchart for the larger
process that can be used as a reference.

Alternate An alternative to the regular process step. Lines connecting


Process with the alternate process symbol are usually dashed.

Delay Represents a waiting period or delay in the process.

Preparation
A preparatory step that sets up another step in the process.

A sequence of commands that continually repeats until


Manual Loop
stopped manually.

Loop Limit The point at which a loop stops.

Data processing symbols

Symb
Name Description
ol

Collate Represents a process that organizes data or


Symbol materials into a standard format.
Sort Indicates the sorting of data, information, and
Symbol materials into a pre-determined order.
Branching & control of flow symbols
Symbo
l Name Description

The arrows indicate the direction in which the


Arrow flowchart should be read (usually from the top to
the bottom and/or the left to the right).

Represents the entry and exit points of your


Terminator flowchart. Usually a flowchart has only one starting
point but can have several ending points.

The point at which a decision needs to be made.


Decision The arrows flowing from the decision shape are
usually labeled with yes, no, true or false.

In order to connect to different page or section of


the chart, and you can't draw a line, you can use a
  Connector
circle labeled with a letter. Put another circle with
the same letter where the flow continues.

Off-page Indicates the process continues off page. A letter


Connector or page number in the shape tells you where to go.

A step where two or more sub-processes merge


Merge
together and become one.

Shows when a process divides into different but


Extract
parallel directions.

Represents when a process diverges, usually for


Or
more than two branches.

Summoning When multiple sub-processes merge into a single


or Junction process.
Input & output symbols
Symbo
l Name Description

Represents material or information entering or


Input/Output
leaving the process. Receiving a report is an
or Data
input. Generating a report is an output.

Indicates a process step that generates a


Document
document or report.

Multiple A process step that produces multiple documents


Documents or reports.

Display A step that displays information to a person.

Represents a step where a user must input


Manual Input
information manually.

File & information storage symbols


Symbo
l Name Description

Stored Data Represents a step in the process where data


Symbol gets stored.

A list of information with a standard structure


Database Symbol
that allows for searching and sorting.

Direct Access
Represents a hard drive.
Storage Symbol
Symbo
l Name Description
Internal Storage Used in programming to represent information
Symbol stored in memory instead of on a file.

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