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| Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 |
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| documentation of processes and internal controls is now mandatory for those companies who need to be compliant with Section 404 |
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| graphical representation of how data flows and the sequence of operations |
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1.INPUT – PROCESS – OUTPUT
2.Create swim lanes, which are areas of responsibility
3.Format: left to right, top to bottom
4.All documents must have an origin and termination |
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| allows details to be provided for the various steps in each process, as well as clearly define (and label) the internal controls present. |
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| Data Flow Diagrams (DFD’s) |
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| used by systems development personnel in systems analysis. The diagram depicts the logical design of a system. |
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1.Only 4 symbols are used
2.Each symbol and data flow should be labeled
3.should be logical, including the source and destination of all data |
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