SYMBOL SET FOR DOCUMENT

FLOWCHARTS

Symbol Name Meaning

Indicates the beginning or end of the
Terminator
program flow in your diagram.

Indicates data that can be read by

Document
people, such as printed output

Indicates a sequence of commands

Manual process that will continue to repeat until
stopped manually.

Indicates a step for storing source

File
documents and reports

Can represent any type of data in a

Data
flowchart. (e.g., Accounting records)

Calculated Represent the total batch of data on

Batch Total the flowchart

Connection to another part of

On-page connector
flowchart of the same page

Connection to another part of

Off-page connector
flowchart of a different page.

Description of process Use to provide additional information

or comments to describe or note an activity.

Indicates the direction of the flow for

Documentation Flowline
materials and/or information.

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 Symbol Set for System Flowcharts

Symbol Name Meaning

Hard Copy Source documents or the output

It indicates any processing function.

Program Process
(Program run)

Direct Access Storage

Disk Pack (computer storage)
Device

Magnetic File Sequential Storage Device

Terminal input/output
Entry of data
device

Process Flow Indicates the direction of information

It represents the data received or to
Real Time Connection be transmitted from an external
system.
Softcopy - screen output to a video
Video-display device
display

Program Flowchart Symbols

Symbol Name Meaning

Logical Process Operation or action step

Indicates a decision point between

Decision
two or more paths in a flowchart.

Terminator Start or end of the process

Input/output operation Read and write records

Flow of Logical Indicates the direction of the

Process operation

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