Start or stop, or an external entity.

Indicates the beginning and end

of a process and is used whenever
something enters or
exits the system of interest.

Document –
one single document.
Multiple (three) document.
Can be three copies
of the same document
or three different documents
batched together.

Magnetic disk storage.

 Tape drive
or
magnetic tape storage.

Manual input
Data input manually
into a computer through,
for example,
the keying in of details
on a keyboard.
 Manual process
a process performed manually.
For example,
manually counting
how many invoice are
in a batch prior to
processing them.

Computer process
a process performed
by a computer.
For example, sales entered
into the system are used
to update
the accounts receivable file.
*System Flowchart
 Offline process.
For example, data gathered
in a handheld barcode reader
that are later uploaded
into the central computer.

On-page connector
joins two different locations
on the same page
of the flowchart.
In this case joining
the two points labelled ‘A’.
 Off-page connector.
Joins to different locations
on separate pages
of the flowchart.

Punch card
 Temporary paper data store.
Data in the store can be
filed numerically, alphabetically or
chronologically.
This is indicated by
an "N", "A", or "C"
inside the data store symbol.

Permanent paper data store.

Data in the store can be
filed numerically, alphabetically or
chronologically.
This is indicated by
an "N", "A", or "C"
inside the data store symbol.
On-screen display –
data displayed on
a computer display
or monitor.

General journal
Or
general ledger.
Flow of a document or process.

Flow of data or information.

 Sending of data
between two different places
via a telecommunications link.

Batch total.
 Annotation –
used to provide descriptions
or
explanations within the flowchart.

Physical goods or
object moving through a process
(e.g. goods deliverd by a supplier
or goods to be set to a customer).