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clarification on flow chart connectors |
There are a number of professions that use
flowcharting. The list below includes various
books on flowcharting as well as several on VISIO, one of the
most used programs for flowcharting.
Flowcharting Help
Page List of Recommended Flowcharting Books
The Basics of
Process Mapping 2nd Edition by Robert Damelio
(Author) Kindle Hardcover
Paperback
Go With the Flow!:
The Clutter Flow Chart Workbook –
January 20, 2023
by Hazel Thornton Paperback
Flowcharts Usage:
Get An Introduction To The Use Of Flowcharts As
A Process Design – December 23, 2022
by Irving Brangan) Paperback
MICROSOFT VISIO
USER GUIDE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS AND
EXPERTS TO MASTER VISIO DIAGRAMS by TIM VEGA |
Dec 14, 2023
Paperback
Visualize Complex
Processes with Microsoft Visio: A guide to
visually creating, communicating, and
collaborating business processes efficiently
by David J Parker and Senaj Lelic | May 12, 2023 Kindle Paperback
Free Diagram & Flowchart Software
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Connector - This symbol shows
continuation of the flow chart 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 flow chart connector symbol and
connect it to the last item on the chart. Label the
inside of the symbol with a letter, typically beginning
with an "A" and page number where the process continues.
I.E. The label  points to point A on Page 2. When the
process continues to another page, draw another flow
chart connector symbol at an appropriate location. Label
the symbol with the same letter and the page number
where it continues. On page 2 in this example, the label
 would
be to indicate the process was continued at point A on
page 1.
An alternate symbol also used is in more complex
flowcharts is the Off Page Connector where
the numbering convention is like that of the connector
described above, however, the Connectors are assigned
node numbers (i.e. node A1 is where one segment of
a flow stops and another node A1 would be where
another flow shown at a different location on the
flowchart starts). The Off Page Connector is
then used to show that the flow is on a different
page.The letter A refers to a connection to another
part of the flow chart, typically on another page.
From the first page, the connector would be labeled
A-2. That means go to page 2 and find connector A-1
(the connector from the first page). Any letters can
be used to describe the connectors and on as many
pages needed to document the flowchart. The letter is
used to denote nodes or connections to other parts of
the flowchart. This is done because with some
flowcharts, there is just to much detail to put it all
on one page.
If the nodes are put on only one page and an "A" is
used to denote a break, the flowchart reader would
look for the node "A" elsewhere on the page as a
connection to a separate flowchart (a leg). (An A
hooks up with A). If there were a "B" node, that would
mean there is another leg to the flow chart and to
find the flow, you would need to find the second "B"
to trace out the flow for the second leg.
There is nothing exclusive about using A, B, C, X,
Y, or Z. They are just indicators that a part of the
flowchart is located elsewhere.
Numbers are added after a dash behind the letter to
indicate which page to look on to find the node.
Detailed flowcharts can have several pages.
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