New format for flowcharts

Abstract

Abstract This paper proposes a new chart format as an alternative for the flow diagram variety of flowchart. This new chart format is more informative, more compact and easier to use and draw than the ANS format, and facilitates modularization in design and programming. The new chart format supports restrictions on control transfers, and clearly identifies the control structures used in structured programming. The new chart format also permits showing multiple levels of detail unambiguously in a single flowchart, and enables HIPO charts and system charts to be usefully augmented.