I think perhaps the conditional branch (triangle) is more appropriate,
however the trick is to look at what the outcome of a step is.
Basically: Does choosing any of the 5 options returns the same page?
Or does it return one of 5 possible pages depending on the choice?
For example:
If the
I'm doing an exercise to practice the design of task flow. I have one
step which has 5 options in it. And the user is supposed to choose one
and move forward. In this case, shall I use the diamond decision box
or the rectangular action box to illustrate this step? I googled a
little bit. And it
Thanks for the great explanation! This is quite helpful!
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I'm doing an exercise to practice the design of task flow. I have one
What you're trying to chart is a switch statement.
It can be done with multiple decision nodes. Here is an example...
http://www.gailer-net.de/tutorials/java/Notes/chap43/ch43_8.html
And there is more info here on charting different decision
statements...
On Mike's note: I have found that a system's behavior can be modeled
in two ways. For engineers, there is the UML Activity Diagram, which
is what the first link refers to. And then there is Garrett's
Information Architecture/Navigation Map/UI flow diagram. They look
deceptively similar because
I'm with Mike. Additionally, if your docs are being reviewed by
engineers, you'll be better off sticking to traditional/logical
treatments of decision nodes (they'll appreciate it/won't make fun of
the IA).
-Anne
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:40 AM, Mike Mylesmmyles2...@yahoo.com wrote:
What you're
