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How to read the diagrams

Each example below is a tiny example, not a product flow. The names in it are made up to show the shape of the diagram. Real diagrams are in the area pages and carry a Where it comes from table.

Sequence: who calls whom​

What this shows. The order of calls between four actors. This is an example, not a product flow.

Read it from top to bottom. A solid arrow is a call. A dashed arrow is the reply.

Influence: setting, decision, outcome​

What this shows. How one setting changes one decision and what you then see. This is an example, not a product flow.

Read it from left to right: setting, decision, outcome.

State: statuses​

What this shows. The statuses of a record and the changes between them. This is an example, not a product flow.

Each box is a status. Each arrow is an allowed change. An arrow from the dot is the start. An arrow to the dot is the end.