%0 Journal Article %1 IJACSA.2013.040504 %A Coleman, James P H %D 2013 %J International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA) %K Data Diagrams Diagrams; Flow Modelling Sequence XML; diagrams; %N 5 %T Data Flow Sequences: A Revision of Data Flow Diagrams for Modelling Applications using XML %U http://ijacsa.thesai.org/ %V 4 %X Data Flow Diagrams were developed in the 1970’s as a method of modelling data flow when developing information systems. While DFDs are still being used, the modern web-based which is client-server based means that DFDs are not as useful. This paper proposes a modified form of DFD that incorporates, amongst other features sequences. The proposed system, called Data Flow Sequences (DFS) is better able to model real world systems in a way that simplifies application development. The paper also proposes an XML implementation for DFS which allows analytical tools to be used to analyse the DFS diagrams. The paper discusses a tool that is able to detect orphan data flow sequences and other potential problems.

@article{IJACSA.2013.040504, abstract = {Data Flow Diagrams were developed in the 1970’s as a method of modelling data flow when developing information systems. While DFDs are still being used, the modern web-based which is client-server based means that DFDs are not as useful. This paper proposes a modified form of DFD that incorporates, amongst other features sequences. The proposed system, called Data Flow Sequences (DFS) is better able to model real world systems in a way that simplifies application development. The paper also proposes an XML implementation for DFS which allows analytical tools to be used to analyse the DFS diagrams. The paper discusses a tool that is able to detect orphan data flow sequences and other potential problems. }, added-at = {2014-02-21T08:00:08.000+0100}, author = {Coleman, James P H}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2da6eb4a04e1b9826e5c5d9747e536ac7/thesaiorg}, interhash = {38407c59a39ca016c8b8372e556fa887}, intrahash = {da6eb4a04e1b9826e5c5d9747e536ac7}, journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA)}, keywords = {Data Diagrams Diagrams; Flow Modelling Sequence XML; diagrams;}, number = 5, timestamp = {2014-02-21T08:00:08.000+0100}, title = {{Data Flow Sequences: A Revision of Data Flow Diagrams for Modelling Applications using XML}}, url = {http://ijacsa.thesai.org/}, volume = 4, year = 2013 }