LEGEND : ICOM : Input-Control-Output-

Mechanism
Input transformed into
C(ontrol) Outputs via Mechanisms.
Mechanisms are directed by
Control.

Delineated Candidate Options Process

I(nput)
Name
O(utput)
Opportunity Cost 1
A0
Service Fee M(echanism)

Interest Rate

VAT Rate

Options for comparison Amortization Schedule

Required Capital
Compare alternate Funding Options Disclosure
Term for Cost of Capital

Intermediate balances
Frequency
Say ½ term, ¾ term
1
A0

Aggregator/Comparator

NODE: A-0 TITLE: Compare alternate Funding Options NO.:

 Delineated Candidate Options

Options for Delineated Default Values

comparison Select Options of
Interest Delineated Input Items
1
A1

Required Capital

Term Determine Amortization

Schedule
Frequency 3 Amortization Schedule
A3

Determine Disclosure
Disclosure
4 Intermediate balances
A4 Say ½ term, ¾ term

Aggregator/Comparator

NODE: A0 TITLE: Compare alternate Funding Options NO.:

 Notes

(Classic IDEF0 – as used in systems

engineering in eg. the Manufacturing
industry)

ICOM : Input-Control-Output-Mechanism
Input transformed into Outputs via
Mechanisms.
Mechanisms are directed by Control.

Process decomposed hierarchically : C(ontrol)

AO; A1 A2 A3….; A11 A12 A13 ...

Hierarchical decomposition shows flow of

data _ONLY_. Flow of control _NOT_
addressed.
Process Name
Good information density/clutter balance I(nput) O(utput)
results from labeling and layout
conventions : Subprocesses staggered top 1
left to bottom right
A0

M(echanism)

Exposition
Classic IDEF0 uses term ‘Exposition’ for
what UML would call a perspective.

Usually the Input/Output do not vary over

Expositions, but we show different
Mechanisms and/or Controls for different
expositions.

E.g. For a ‘Resources’ exposition we may

show all the roles involved in Processes (as
Mechanisms) or
For a ‘Regulatory Compliance’ exposition
we may show the various Regulations
governing the processes (as Controls)

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 Process Name
Process Name
1
1

Process Name
Process Name
2
2
Input Feedback
Control Feedback

Process Name Process Name

1 1

Iterated Process

Process Name
Process Name
2
1
Mechanism Feedback

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