Context Diagram Builder

CSC-326 · Semester V · System Analysis and Design

Context Diagram (DFD Level 0)

The whole system as one process surrounded by external entities.

LibrarySystemProcess 0StudentSupplierLibrarianSearch requestBook listBook deliveriesAcquisition listDaily reportReports requestSearch requestBook listBorrow / returnFine receiptBook deliveriesAcquisition listDaily reportReports request

Data flows (click to highlight)

The context diagram shows the system boundary in one diagram — no data stores, no internal detail. Every external entity and its data flows must be traceable into the level-1 decomposition.