Flowchart Time Savings Example
This simple flowchart sample demonstrates just how much time FlowBreeze text-to-flowcharting software will save you. This flowchart was created in just 7 steps with FlowBreeze - compared to 22 steps with a typical flowcharting program.
| Sample Flowchart | FlowBreeze | Typical Flowcharting Software |
|---|---|---|
|
Click "Start Flowcharting" on the toolbar | Drag and drop Terminator shape onto drawing |
| - | Add text: "Start" | |
| - | Drag and drop Data shape onto drawing | |
| Enter text: "Read data" | Add text: "Read data" | |
| - | Add connector from "Start" to "Read data" | |
| - | Drag and drop Process shape onto drawing | |
| Enter text: "Summarize data" | Add text: "Summarize data" | |
| - | Add connector from "Read data" to "Summarize data" | |
| - | Drag and drop Decision shape onto drawing | |
| Enter text: "More data?" | Add text: "More data?" | |
| - | Add connector from "Summarize data" to "All data retrieved?" | |
| Add connector from "More data?" to "Read data" | Add connector from "More data?" to "Read data" | |
| - | Drag and drop textbox onto drawing | |
| - | Add "Yes" text to textbox | |
| - | Drag and drop textbox onto drawing | |
| - | Add "No" text to textbox | |
| - | Drag and drop Document shape onto drawing | |
| Enter text: "doc:Generate report" | Add text: "Generate report" | |
| - | Add connector from "All data retrieved?" to "Write report" | |
| Click "Stop Flowcharting" on the toolbar | Drag and drop Terminator shape onto drawing | |
| - | Add text: "End" | |
| - | Add connector from "Write report" to "End" | |
| 7 Steps | 22 Steps |
How it Works
- Start Terminator automatically added to the flowchart when the Start Flowcharting toolbar button is
clicked.
(optional + the text can be customized) - "Read" was made a Keyword for the Data (aka I/O) shape in the Settings form.
- The default shape for entries is a Process shape.
- Entries with a "?" map to a Decision shape (optional) - with choice labels added (optional).
- Some steps, such as closing branch loops, still need to be done manually.
- "doc:" was identified as a Prefix for the Document shape in the Settings form.
(Note: an alternate method would be to identify "report" as a Keyword for the Document shape.) - Stop Terminator automatically added to the flowchart when the Stop Flowcharting toolbar button is
clicked.
(optional + the text can be customized)