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Constructs on Warnier-Orr Diagrams

Craig Borysowich May 30, 2007 | Comments (0)

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Hierarchy on a Warnier-Orr Diagram is represented with

brackets. Brackets serve two purposes. They:

enclose the members of a set of logically

related items,

separate each hierarchical level.

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A bracket must be given a name.

Each bracket in the diagram represents a breakdown of the
item name at the head of the bracket.
The Warnier-Orr Diagram is read from left to right and from

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Sequence represents the ordering of items in a set by listing
them one below another inside a bracket.

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The Warnier-Orr Diagram uses three parts to represent the

structure of a module:

ERP, PMS,
HR &
Payroll

BEGIN,
process steps,
END.

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To represent sequence, the process steps are written at the

same hierarchical level in a column one after the other and
are read from top to bottom.

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Alternation
The alternation construct is used to represent mutually
exclusive alternatives. For example, the notation (0,1)
means that the item may or may not be present.

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notation, represented by a +. If two items are separated by a

, i.e., are mutually exclusive, one item or the other may

occur but not both. For example, the customer credit rating
is either good or poor but not both.

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If two items are separated by a +, i.e., are non-exclusive, one

item or the other or both items may occur. For example, the
customer may have a home address or a mailing address or
both a home address and a separate mailing address.

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The alternation construct is also called sequence or CASE.

Repetition
The repetition construct is used to show that something
occurs repeatedly. The number of times an item is repeated
is written in parentheses below the item name. For example,
the notation (1,10) below the item Customer Record indicates
that there can be from one to 10 customer records in the
Customer File.

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