EVENT-CHAIN FLOW CHARTING IN AUTOSATE: A NEW VERSION,
Abstract
Event-chaining is the process of automatically preparing flow charts of an information network by linking document flows between stations in the network. Each station is a data-processing activity that reacts to documents processed at it when various events occur. The linking of events associated with related documents produces event-chain flow charts. Each link in the flow chart represents an action that is taken against or an event that affects a particular document. The over-all system connected with generating the new version of event-chains, and its relation to the old system (AD-430 136), are described in Sec. I. The system has three phases: documenting system data flows, translating inputs into machine-readable form, and producing event-chain flow charts by computer. System outputs and processing options are discussed in Sec. II. Four options are available with the event-chaining phase. Option 1 prepares the event-chain flow-chart report once the main program generates the event-chain links. Option 2 produces an index and compilation of forms by chain number. Option 3 is a diagnostic tool that detects missing transactions (nonexistent sequence numbers) and identifies them by the chain in which they belong. Option 4 permits the user to print selected records in order to assess their impact upon the data system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0622744
Entities
People
- D. D. Butler
- O. T. Gatto
Organizations
- RAND Corporation