The System Context. The Foundation For Your Products.

What is the system context, why is it important and how do you keep track of your system?

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The planned system element is at the center of the diagram. It represents the system to be developed, describes the scope and the system’s functions.

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Actors are users, devices or neighbouring systems that interact with the system.

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In diagrams, a system context element represents an element that is either inside or outside the system context.

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System context elements that are inside the system context are connected to the system through an information flow.

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Laws, norms and other documents can have an impact on the system. They are connected to the system through a rule relationship.

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This is an example of a system context element that is not part of the system context. It is not connected to the system.