1、AIIM MS4 87 3032348 0000360 - ANWAIIM MS4-1987 Flowchart Symbols and Their Use in Micrographics Standard Association for Information and Image Management 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, Maryland 2091 O Telephone 301 /587-8202 u Approved As September 18, 1987 AIIM MS4 87 Loi12348 00003ia
2、L T ANSI/AIIM MS4-i 987 Standard for Information and Image Management - Flowchart Symbols and Their Use in - Micrographics Association for Information and Image Management Flowchart symbols, terminology and procedures were designed for use and compatiblty with existing ANSI standards for flowchart i
3、nformation processing. These standards are defined in ANSI X3.5-1970. AIIM MS4 87 M LO12348 0000362 L M Table of Contents Foreword . .i 1.Scope . 1 2. References .l 3. Definitions . .l 4. Symbols for Representing Microfilm Operations. 1 4.1 Levels for Flowcharts and Systems Design . 1 4.2 Basic Micr
4、ofilm Symbols . 1 5. Methods for Labeling Symbols to Define Specific Operations, Functions and Features .2 5.1 Microform Symbol . .2 5.2 Microform Recording . .3 5.3 Microform Processing . ,3 5.4 Duplicating .4 5.5 Storage/Retrieval . .5 graphic Information Systems .6 6.1 Use of Symbols and Their Re
5、lationships .6 6.2 Example of a Flowchart for an Aperture Card System. .6 6.3 Example of a Flowchart for a Micrographic Information Storage and Retrieval System. . ,8 6.4 Example of a Flowchart for an Ultrafiche System . 9 6.5 Example of a Flowchart for a Computer Output Microfilm (COM) System . 10
6、6.6 Example of a Flowchart for a Computer Input Microfilm (CIM) System .11 Figure 1. All Microforms. . .2 Figure 2. Microform Recording ,2 Figure 3. Microform Processing. . .2 Figure 4. Duplicating . .2 Figure 5. StorageIRetrieval .2 Figure 6. Example of Labeled Microform Figure 7. Example of Labele
7、d Microform Figure 8. Example of Labeled Processing Figure 9. Example of Labeled Duplicating Figure 10. Example of Labeled Storage/ Figure 11, Example of a Micrographic Flow- Figure 12. Camera With Separate Microfilm Processing .7 Figure 13. Camera With Internal Microfilm Processing 7 Figure 14. Sys
8、tems Flow Common to Both Separate and Internal Microfilm Processing . . 7 Figure 15. Example of a Flowchart for a Micro- graphic Information Storage and Retrieval System . .8 Figure 16. Example of a Flowchart for an Ultra- fiche System 10 6. Examples of Flowchart Symbols Used in Micro- Symbol with N
9、otations in Proper Sequence .3 Recording Symbol and its Use in a Flowchart. .3 Symbol and its Use in a Flowchart .3 Symbol and its Use in a Flowchart .4 Retrieval Symbols. . .5 chart Using All Symbols ,6 Figure 17. COM System With Separate Microfilm Processing . 10 Figure 18. COM System With Microfi
10、lm Recorder/ Processor 10 Figure 19. Systems Flow Common to Both Tech- niques of Image Processing . 11 Figure 20. Example of a Flowchart for a Computer Input Microfilm (CIM) System . ; 11 Appendix 12 Foreword (This foreword is not a part of the American Na- tional Standard for Information and Image
11、Manage- ment - Flowchart Symbols and Their Use in Micro- graphics, ANSIfAIIM MS4-1987.) This standard has been reviewed and revised by the Computer Information Interfaces, C5 Committee of AIIM. This standards committee is the successor to the Flowchart Symbols standards committee that originally pre
12、pared this standard. At the time of this review the standard was, in addition, reformatted to conform to the current style manual. The objective of the original Flowchart Symbols standards committee was a two-phase program: one to prepare a written industry standard, and two to produce a flowchart t
13、emplate for use in preparing systems diagrams, flowcharts, and process charts. The purpose of this standard is to establish sym- bols, symbolic language, and recommended flow- chart procedures to improve communications among users and manufacturers of micrographics tech- nology. Compatibility with t
14、he American National Stan- dard for Flowchart Symbols and their Usage in In- formation Processing, X3.5-I970 was of paramount consideration in the preparation of the original stan- dard ANSUAIIM MS4-1972. New symbols, uses, and recommendations were made only where con- sidered essential for better c
15、ommunication. As a result, the ANSI symbols with recommended flow- chart procedures and ANSIIAIIM flowchart stand- ard counterparts complement each other in depicting information systems flow. Suggestions for improvement of this standard are welcome and should be sent to the Chairman, AIIM Standards
16、 Board, Association for Information and Image Management, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. At the time this standard was approved, the AIIM Standards Board had the following members: Marilyn Courtot, Chairman Thomas C. Bagg Thomas Berney Alan S. Linden Joseph Comiskey William E. Nea
17、le Henry C. Frey Delmar Johnson Paul R. Law Marcus H. Phillips i AIIM MS4 87 m LOL2348 0000363 3 m The Computer Information Interface Commit- tee, C5, had the following members when it reviewed and revised this document: Jim Meagher, Chairman Organization Anacomp Avco Lycoming Division Bell and Howe
18、ll DatagraphiX DatagraphiX Eastman Kodak Company Information International Inc. LM Ericsson 3M Company 3M Company NCR Representative Larry Brown Jack Kennedy Adolph J. Gawin Dave Buck Sharon Somerfeld William Higgins Richard Gershbock Bengt Barkland James P. Meagher Marvin J. Schmitz Russ Fine AIIM
19、MS4 87 LO12348 O000364 5 Standard for Information and Image Management - Standard for Flow- chart Symbols and Their Use in Mic- rographics, ANSUAIIM MS4-I987 i. Scope Flowchart symbols, terminology and procedures were designed for use and compatibility with existing ANSI standards for flowchart info
20、rmation process- ing. These standards are defined in American Na- tional Standard for Flowchart Symbols and Their Usage in Information Processing, ANSI X3.5-1970. ANSI/AIIM MS4-1987 specifies symbols for microfilm operations and symbolic language for labeling these symbols in order to delineate spec
21、ific operations, functions and features. This standard presents guidelines and recom- mendations for flowchart management systems (ievel 1) and operational systems (level 2). The annotations covered in this standard are those generally required for detailing to second level flowcharts. It is not pra
22、c- tical to include all possible annotations that may be necessary for greater detail. Where measurements are included in this stan- dard, they are expressed in the metric system, 2. References American National Standard Flowchart Sym- bols and Their Usage in Information Processing, ANSI X3.5-1970 N
23、ew York, NY: American National Standards Institute, 1970. American National Dictionary for Information Processing Systems, ANSI X3/TR-l, New York, NY: American National Standards Institute, 1982. Association for Information and Image Man- agement Technical Report Glossary of Micro- graphics, AIIM TR
24、2-1980, Silver Spring, MD: Association for Information and Image Manage- ment, 1980. Harris, Charles E. Jr., Microfilm and the Com- puter Template, A-1483. Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company. US Department of Defense, Glossary of Photographic Terms, Including Document Repro- duct io n , Mil it ary
25、 St an d urd iza t io n Han d - book/Department of the Army Technical Manual, MIL-HDBK2WTM-ll4A. Washington, DC: US Department of Defense 1971. 3. Definitions This section contains only those definitions es- sential for clarification of this standard. Far addi- tional information, see Glossary of Mi
26、crographics, Annotation. A note added by way of comment, explanation, or to provide pertinent detail. Decision. The act of determining which of a number of alternative actions is to be taken, e.g., selection, inspection, quality control, editing. Displaying. Presenting information for human observat
27、ion, e.g., transitory or hardcopy form. Disseminating. Moving information from one place to another. Medium. A substance used to store information, e.g., paper, film, magnetic substances. Operation. An event or specific action per- formed in an information system. Preparation. The act of making the
28、medium ready for use or service, e.g., collating, indexing, etc. Transcribe. To transfer information from one medium to another. AIIM TR2-1980. 4. Symbols for Representing Microfilm Op- erations 4.1 Levels of Flowcharts and Systems Design. The re- quirements for flowcharting micrographics systems ge
29、nerally can depict three distinct levels of detail. 4.1.1 Management systems. Here the designer is concerned only with broad picture - one which de- scribes the process flow - level l. 4.1.2 Operational systems. The process flow is looked at in greater depth, resulting in a systems flow which has gr
30、eater detail, more than the management level would likely be interested in - level 2. 4.1.3 In-depth operational systems flow. The operational systems flow at the third level goes into greater detail and normally would be of interest only to those who specialize in a specific section of the system d
31、epicted in an operational systems flowchart - level 3. This standard presents guidelines and recom- mendations for creating flowcharts at level 1, management systems, and level 2, operational systems. Symbolic notations and their sequencing are established through level 2 in this standard. Where all
32、 options for annotations within each symbol are not utilized, space need not be allocated. Due to the number of variables inherent in the many sections of a detailed systems flow, it is neither practical to establish standard notations nor to in- clude illustrations for all possible conditions withi
33、n level 3. 4.2 Basic Microfilm Symbols. The four microform symbols (see Figures 1-4), when used in conjunction with other ANSI symbols, are sufficient to depict the flow for a microfilm oriented system. Due to the fre- quent use of the established ANSI Storage and Re- trieval Symbols (see Figure 5)
34、within flowcharts of micrographics systems, the symbols are specifically stated in Sections 4.2.1 to 4.2.5. 1 AIIM MS4 87 W LOL234B O000365 7 I 4.2.1 All microforms. r-l Dimensional Ratio Width: Height = 1:l Figure 1. All Microforms. 4.2.2 Microform recording. Dimensional Ratio Width: Height = 1:1/2
35、 Figure 2. Microform Recording 4.2.3 Microform Processing. Dimensional Ratio Width: Height = 1:1/2 Figure 3. Processing. 4.2.4 Duplicating. Dimensional Ratio Width: Height = 1:1/2 4.2.5 Storage/Retrieval (ANSI Symbols). On-line Off-line Dimensional Ratio Dimensional Ratio Width: Height = 1:2/3 Width
36、: Height = 1:0.866 Figure 5. Storage/Retrieval 5. Methods For Labeling Symbols to Define Specific Operations, Functions, and Features This section contains the general information normally required to identify microfilm operational symbols. Additional information required by users to identify symbol
37、s in greater depth may be used as re- quired. 5.1 Microform Symbol. n w This symbol (see Figure 1) represents any micro- form used in a micrographic systems flow. Symbolic notations within the symbol itself designate what it represents specifically. 5.1.1. Microform notations and sequence. Iden- tif
38、ying notations within the symbol and the sequence in which they appear are: Film Size Generation Polarity Medium Form (mm) (1,2 .) (Negative, positive) (Silver, diazo,. . .) (Roll, microfiche) 5.1.2 Microform symbolic notations and ab- breviations Polarity (Abbr) Positive (P) Film Size (mm) Generati
39、on 16 Negative (N) 35 1 o5 i 5 Figure 4. Duplicating 2 AIIM MS4 87 = 3032348 00003bb 9 Medium (Abbr) Form (Abbr) Silver (S) Roii (Roii) Diazo (D) Microfiche (Fiche) Vesicular (V) Aperture Card (APW Jacket (Jckt) Strip (Strp) Chip (Chip) NOTE: Reading horizontally across a line under each ?Symbolic N
40、otations and Abbreviations? section, there is no intention to show a relationship, nor does one necessarily exist, between one notation and others on the same line. 5.1.3 Example of labeled microform symbol with notations in proper sequence. Size Generation Polarity Form Medium Size Generation - Fir
41、st Polarity - Negative Form u Medium -Silver Figure 6. Example of Labeled Microform Symbol With Notations in Proper Sequence 5.2 Microform Recording. This symbol (see Fig. 2) represents the recording function of transferring information to an original microform master. 5.2.1 Microform recording - No
42、tations and se- quence. Identifying notations within the symbol and the sequence in which they appear are: Method (Rotary, Planetary, . ) Reduction (1:12,.1:24) 3 5.2.2 Microform recording - Symbolic nota- tions and abbreviations. Method (Abbr) Reduction Rotary Ro) 1:12 Planetary (Pl) Step /Repeat (
43、S/ R) 1:24 Computer Output Scanner (Scan) Microfilmer (COM) 1:150 5.2.3 Example of labeled microform recording symbol and its use in a flowchart. Method Reduction Method Reduction 1 :24 m-c 1 :24 Figure 7. Example of Labeled Microform Recording Symbol and Its Use in a Flowchart. 5.3 Microform Proces
44、sing This symbol (see Figure 3) represents the processing function to make information or a medium permanent andlor readable by humans or machine. 5.3.1 Processing - Notations and sequence. Identifying notations within the symbol and the se- quence in which they appear are: Method (Chemical, Heat) R
45、ate (Meters I Minute,. . .) AIIM MS4 87 m 10123Lt8 00003b7 O m -b 5.3.2 Processing - Symbolic notations and abbreviations. 16 mm 1 NC Roll Method (Abbr) Rate (Abbr) Chemical (Chem) Meters I Minute (m Imin) Heat (Heat) ItemlMinute (Itemlmin) 5.3.3 Example of labeled processing symbol and its use in a
46、 flowchart. E-Method 3 m/min Rate Figure 8. Example of Labeled Processing Symbol and Its Use in a Flowchart. 5.4 Duplicating. This symbol (see Figure 4) represents the making of single or multiple copies of a document or microform, usually with the aid of a master or intermediate. 5.4.1 Duplicating
47、- Notations and sequence, Identifying notations within the duplicating symbol and the sequence in which they appear are: Method (Contact, Optical) Rate (MeterlMinute, . ) 5.4.2 Duplicating - Symbolic notations and abbreviations. Method (Abbr) Rate (Abbr) Contact (Cont) MeterlMinute (mlmin) Optical (
48、Opt) ItemlMinute (Itemlmin) 5.4.3 Example of labeled duplicating symbol and its use in a flowchart. cont Method 10 mlmin Rate Method *Indicate number of duplicates made if more than one. mrl Figure 9. Example of Labeled Duplicating Symbol and Its Use in a Flowchart. 4 AIIM MS4 87 LO12348 0000368 2 5
49、.5 Storage/Retrieval (Existing ANSI Symbols). This symbol (see Figure 5) represents an inputloutput opera- tion utilizing any type of on-line sforage. This symbol (see Figure 5) represents the storing of informa- tion off-line, regardless of the medium on which the informa- tion is recorded. 5.5.1 Storage/Retrieval - Notations and sequence. Identifying notations within the storagelretrieval sym- bols and the sequence in which they appear are: Method (Manual, Semi-Automatic, .I Rate (ItemslUnit of Time) Container (Cartridge, Cassette, .I 5.5.2 Storage/Retrieval - Symbolic nofations an
