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Application Development Methodology

Techniques

Analyzing Functions and Processes Technique

Rules

Rules for Functions and Processes

All activities are represented by rectangles with rounded corners (known as "cushions"). This distinguishes the activities from data, which are represented by ordinary rectangles.

An example of a function box is:

Identification of functions is a principal target of Information Strategy Planning. A group of these functions makes up a major part of the scope of a Business Area Analysis project.

Processes are also represented by cushions. In diagrams, processes may be distinguished from functions by the use of different coloring or shading. An example of a process is:




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