StarUML documentation
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v6
  • Introduction
  • User Guide
    • Introduction
    • Basic Concepts
    • Managing Project
    • Managing Diagrams
    • Diagram Editor
    • Editing Elements
    • Formatting Elements
    • Annotation Elements
    • Managing Extensions
    • User Interface
    • CLI (Command Line Interface)
    • Validation Rules
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • TouchBar (MacBook)
    • Customization
  • Working with UML Diagrams
    • Class Diagram
    • Package Diagram
    • Composite Structure Diagram
    • Object Diagram
    • Component Diagram
    • Deployment Diagram
    • Use Case Diagram
    • Sequence Diagram
    • Communication Diagram
    • Timing Diagram
    • Interaction Overview Diagram
    • Statechart Diagram
    • Activity Diagram
    • Information Flow Diagram
    • Profile Diagram
  • Working with SysML Diagrams
    • Requirement Diagram
    • Block Definition Diagram
    • Internal Block Diagram
    • Parametric Diagram
  • Working with Additional Diagrams
    • Entity-Relationship Diagram
    • Flowchart Diagram
    • Data Flow Diagram
    • C4 Diagram
    • BPMN Diagram
    • Mindmap Diagram
    • Wireframe Diagram
    • AWS Architecture Diagram
    • GCP Architecture Diagram
  • Developing Extensions
    • Getting Started
    • Commands
    • Menus
    • Keymaps
    • Toolbox
    • Accessing Elements
    • Creating, Deleting and Modifying Elements
    • Working with Selections
    • Defining Preferences
    • Using Dialogs
    • Registering to Extension Registry
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  • Create Data Flow Diagram
  • Data Flow Model
  • External Entity
  • Process
  • Datastore
  • Data Flow
  1. Working with Additional Diagrams

Data Flow Diagram

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Create Data Flow Diagram

To create a Data Flow Diagram:

  1. Select first an element where a new Data Flow Diagram to be contained as a child.

  2. Select Model | Add Diagram | Data Flow Diagram in Menu Bar or select Add Diagram | Data Flow Diagram in Context Menu.

Data Flow Model

To create a Data Flow Model (model element only) by Menu:

  1. Select an Element where a new Data Flow Model to be contained.

  2. Select Model | Add | Data Flow Model in Menu Bar or Add | Data Flow Model in Context Menu.

External Entity

To create an External Entity:

  1. Select External Entity in Toolbox.

  2. Drag on the diagram as the size of External Entity.

You can use QuickEdit for External Entity by double-click or press Enter on a selected External Entity.

  • Name : Edit name.

  • Add Note : Add a linked note.

  • Add Outgoing Process : Add an outgoing data flow with a process.

Process

To create a Process:

  1. Select Process in Toolbox.

  2. Drag on the diagram as the size of Process.

You can use QuickEdit for Process by double-click or press Enter on a selected Process.

  • Name : Edit name.

  • Add Note : Add a linked note.

  • Add Incoming External Entity : Add an incoming data flow with an external entity.

  • Add Outgoing Process : Add an outgoing data flow with a process.

  • Add Outgoing Datastore : Add an outgoing data flow with a datastore.

Datastore

To create a Datastore:

  1. Select Datastore in Toolbox.

  2. Drag on the diagram as the size of Datastore.

You can use QuickEdit for Datastore by double-click or press Enter on a selected Datastore.

  • Name : Edit name.

  • Add Note : Add a linked note.

  • Add Incoming Process : Add an incoming data flow with a process.

Data Flow

To create a Data Flow:

  1. Select Data Flow in Toolbox.

  2. Drag from an element and drop on another element.

You can use QuickEdit by double-click or press Enter on a selected data flow.

  • Name : Edit name.

  • Add Note : Add a linked note.

Data Flow Diagram