This document contains three data flow diagrams that model a payroll process:
1) A context diagram showing external entities such as employees and government agencies interacting with the payroll processing system.
2) A physical diagram displaying the flow of time card data, payroll changes, and tax rates between internal departments.
3) A logical diagram breaking down the six main steps in payroll processing - updating employee files, processing hours worked, pay checks, reports, and paying taxes.
3. Employee change form
Current tax rates
Time
card data
Payroll change
data
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
HUMAN
RESOURCES
TIMEKEEPING
MANAGEMENT
BANK
EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
PAYROLL
PROCESSING
SYSTEM
Tax report
and payment
Employee pay
checks
Payroll check
Payroll report
CONTEXT DIAGRAM FOR PAYROLL PROCESS
4. GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
TIMEKEEPING
HUMAN
RESOURCES
Employee change
form
Current tax rates
Time card data
Payroll change
data
1.0
data
entry
clerk
Weekly payroll
data and changes
Payroll Master
File
2.0
Payroll
cashier 3.0
Tax
accoun
tant
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIESMANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEES
BANK
Payroll report
Payroll check
Employee pay
checks
Tax report
and payment
Payroll data
Payroll tax
information
PHYSICAL DATA FLOW DIAGRAM FOR
PAYROLL PROCESS
5. GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
1.0
process
payroll
tax rates
Payroll Master
File
TIMEKEEPING 2.0 process
employees
hours
worked
HUMAN
RESOURCES 3.0
update
employe
e payroll
file
4.0
process
pay
checks
5.0
process
payroll
reports
6.0 pay
taxes
EMPLOYEES
BANK
MANAGEMENT
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
Employee pay
checks
Payroll check
Payroll report
Tax report
and payment
Current tax rates
Time card data
Payroll change data
Employee change
form
Payroll
tax rates
Payroll
tax data
LOGICAL DATA FLOW
DIAGRAM FOR
PAYROLL PROCESS