It also provides narrative descriptions for each of the process steps and describes how each step acts on the associated input and output data. In consultation with a computer software specialist these procedures should take approximately three hours. System Data Flow Model Figure 1 illustrates the major processes, associated software packages, and data files that were integrated during the course of this project. Software processes are represented as circles. Data files passed between software applications are identified between parallel lines.
Arrows indicate the direction of the data flows between software applications.
System data flow model. In this process, an office layout is created using AutoCAD in accordance with the needs of the customer. Graphic depiction's of office furnishing products are selected from the Herman Miller Product Library. This library includes AutoCAD graphic depiction's for office furnishings as well as associated non-graphic product number attributes. When the designer selects a furniture product from a menu and places it in the drawing both the graphic depiction and the non-graphic product number are stored in the AutoCAD drawing file.