
Create a context level data flow diagram without any app. Modify colors, text, arrows, and ellipses as needed. Access our free online editor and design your own context diagram sample to print in HD or banners to share online.

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Click on each detail you want to modify in your UML context diagram to present it at work, share it on LinkedIn, or download it for students or textbooks.
Here's how to make an online ordering system context diagram with online templates!

See how easy it is to edit a product context diagram template!
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Create a perfect operational context diagram by moving and dragging shapes and symbols such as ellipses, rectangles, and arrows. Make it understandable for all types of audiences.
Tip! If you use multiple layers of diagrams, ensure data flows and actors are consistent across all levels.
You can also involve stakeholders to ensure that the diagram accurately reflects the interactions of the system to be created or studied.
What is a context diagram? It is a graphical representation in outline format that shows interactions and their external environment.
Who uses them? Analysts, developers, project managers, end users, etc.
What is the structure of context diagrams? They consist of a central system, external actors, and data flows.

Let's look at an example. Imagine you are designing a reservation system for apartments or a restaurant. The central system would be the reservation management software, while the external actors would be:
Show the system in the center, and arrows indicating the flow of data between the system and these actors in its structure.
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