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DFD, ERD and UML Diagrams

The document is a presentation by instructor Shazmina Gull about software engineering diagrams. It discusses several types of diagrams used in software engineering like data flow diagrams, entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams including use case diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, object diagrams, and component diagrams. For each diagram type, it provides information on their purpose, focus, and use along with examples and notation explanations.

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DFD, ERD and UML Diagrams

The document is a presentation by instructor Shazmina Gull about software engineering diagrams. It discusses several types of diagrams used in software engineering like data flow diagrams, entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams including use case diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, object diagrams, and component diagrams. For each diagram type, it provides information on their purpose, focus, and use along with examples and notation explanations.

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Instructor: Shazmina Gull

Course: Software Requirement


Engineering (SENG-01302)
Department of Software Engineering
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur,
Rahim Yar Khan Campus
Data Flow Diagram (DFD)
➢Purpose:
To represent the flow of data and to determine the scope of
system and related to its elements.
➢Focus:
Physical data in system and process modeling.
➢Use:
DFD chart the progress of information through a system.
Helps in analysis

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DFD symbols and levels
DFD Symbols Level 1

Level 0/ Context Level

***Level 2 described the data flow in modules


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DFD
Example

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Entity Relationship (ER) Diagram
➢Purpose:
To represent the entities, attributes, and relationships in a
database.
➢Focus:
Data modeling, entities, relationships.
➢Use:
It is used for database design and modeling, helping to visualize
data structures and their connections.
Database design, Database troubleshooting, Business information
systems, Business process re-engineering (BPR), Data structure
visualization
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Components & Features
of ER Diagram

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ER
Diagram
Example

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UML Diagrams

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Use Case Diagram
➢Purpose:
To illustrate how external actors interact with a system and the
system's use cases or functionalities.
➢Focus:
System interactions, actors, use cases.
➢Use:
It is used for understanding system requirements and
communication between users and the system.
Requirements analysis, user-system communication.
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Symbols of
Use Case
Diagram

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Use Case
Diagram
Example

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Activity Diagram
➢Purpose:
To model and visualize the flow of activities or processes within a
system.
➢Focus:
Workflow, activities, decisions, transitions.
➢Use:
It is used for business process modeling, workflow analysis, and
representing system behavior.
Process modeling, behavior visualization.

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Symbols &
Components
of Activity
Diagram

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Activity
Diagram -
Modeling a
Word
Processor

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Collaboration/ Communication Diagram
➢Purpose:
To show how objects or components interact and communicate
with each other to achieve a specific task.
➢Focus:
Object interactions, messages.
➢Use:
It is used for visualizing object interactions and collaborations in
a particular scenario.
Visualizing object collaborations in scenarios.
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Collaboration
Diagram
Design
Elements

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Collaboration Diagram Example

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Block Diagram
➢Purpose:
To represent a high-level overview of a system or its components
using blocks to depict major functions.
➢Focus:
High-level system components.
➢Use:
It is used for system architecture design, illustrating system
structure, and component relationships.
System architecture, structural overview.
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Symbols of Block Diagram

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Block
Diagram of
Processing
Unit

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Sequence Diagram
➢Purpose:
To depict the interactions and order of messages between objects
or components over time.
➢Focus:
Object interactions, message sequence.
➢Use:
It is used for modeling dynamic behavior, especially in scenarios
where the sequence of events matters.
Dynamic behavior modeling, timing.
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Sequence Diagram Components

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Sequence Diagram Example

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Class Diagram
➢Purpose:
To represent the static structure of a system, including classes,
attributes, methods, and their relationships.
➢Focus:
Static structure, classes, attributes, methods.
➢Use:
It is used for designing the overall structure of a system,
emphasizing the class hierarchy.
Designing class hierarchies, data modeling.
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Class Diagram Notations

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Class
Diagram
for ATM

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Object Diagram
➢Purpose:
To show a specific snapshot of instances of classes and their
relationships at a particular moment in time.
➢Focus:
Specific object instances and their relationships.
➢Use:
It is used for illustrating specific object instances in a system for
a given scenario.
Illustrating object snapshots in scenarios.
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Object Diagram Notations

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Object Diagram Example

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Component Diagram
➢Purpose:
To illustrate the physical or logical components of a system and
their relationships.
➢Focus:
System components, dependencies.
➢Use:
It is used for system architecture, deployment planning, and
understanding the organization of components.
Architecture, component organization, deployment.
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Component
Diagram
Notations

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Component
Diagram
Example

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