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Chapter 4 Enterprise Modeling Phase Description Chapter contents Chapter Objectives Describe enterprise modeling concepts and tools, including entity-relationship diagrams, data flow diagrams, a data dictionary, and process descriptions Explain how entity-relationship diagrams provide an overview of system interactions Describe the symbols used in data flow diagrams and explain the rules for their use Draw data flow diagrams in a sequence, from general to specific Chapter Objectives Explain how to level and balance a set of data flow diagrams Describe how a data dictionary is used and what it contains Use process description tools, including structured English, decision tables, and decision trees Describe the relationship between logical and physical models Introduction In chapter 4, you use enterprise modeling techniques to develop a logical model of the proposed system and document the system requirements. Logical model shows what the system must do Physical model describes how the system will be constructed Enterprise Modeling Tools Systems analysts use many graphical techniques to describe an information system Two popular tools are entity-relationship diagrams and data flow diagrams Entity-Relationship Diagrams An entity is a person, place, thing, or event for which data is collected and maintained An initial ERD helps you understand the interaction among system entities and provides an overall view of the system Entity-Relationship Diagrams Drawing an Initial ERD The first step is to list the entities that you identified during the fact-finding process and to consider the nature of the relationships that link them Cardinality Entity-Relationship Diagrams Types of Relationships Three types of relationships can exist between entities One-to-one relationship (1:1) One-to-many relationship (1:M) Many-to-many relationship (M:N) Data Flow Diagrams A data flow diagram (DFD) shows how data moves through an information system but does not show program logic or proce