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Chapter 4Chapter 4Accounting Systems Accounting Systems & Business Processes& Business Processes

ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMSACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMSThe Crossroads of Accounting & ITThe Crossroads of Accounting & IT

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Business Processes & the Accounting System

Accounting spans business processes in the value chain.

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Transaction Cycles

Each transaction cycle is expanded to show the transactions in the cycle.

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Create Invoice activity for Espresso Coffee using DFDs.

DFDs

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Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) use four symbols:

Agent = Square

Data Flow = Arrow

Data Store (Table) = Open Rectangle

Event or Process = Rounded Rectangle

DFDs

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DFD Example

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Reading a DFD

Who does What, When, Where & How?

Step 1 Identify the agents (internal and external).

Step 2 Identify events.

Step 3 Identify database tables.

Step 4 Trace the data flows.

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DFD Exercise

For a bank ATM transaction, identify the following:

1.Agents

2.Events

3.Data stores

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Guidelines for Well-Designed DFDs

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DFD: 3 Common Errors

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Joey’s DFD

What changes would you request?

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DFD Exercise

The following data flow diagram has three agents (A1, A2, A3), two processes/events (P1, P2), and two database tables (T1, T2).

Identify and list the errors that you see in the DFD.

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How Do I Build a DFD (Level 0)?

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How Do I Build a DFD (Level 0)?

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How Do I Build a DFD (Level 0)?

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How Do I Build a DFD (Level 0)?

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How Do I Build a DFD (Level 0)?

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How Do I Build a DFD (Level 1)?

Steps 6-10: Repeat steps 1-5 to create a level-1 DFD.

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Level-1 DFD

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