Pharmacy Management System Thesis | Chapter 3 – Methodology

Pharmacy Management System Thesis | Chapter 3 – Methodology

This chapter, I discuss the Pharmacy Management System Thesis | Chapter 3 – Methodology design, System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Extreme Programming Methodology, Use Case Model, Activity Diagram, Context Diagram, Data Flow Diagram and Entity Relationship Diagram.

Here’s the Outline of Pharmacy Management System Thesis | Chapter 3- Methodology

Pharmacy Management System Thesis | Chapter 3

  1. Methodology

  2. System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

  3. Extreme Programming Methodology

  4. Use Case Model

  5. Buy Product Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System

  6. Process Transaction Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System.

  7. Generate Report Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System.

  8. Manage Payroll Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System.

  9. Activity Diagram

  10. Context Diagram

  11. Data Flow Diagram

  12. Entity Relationship Diagram

  13. Data Dictionaries

  14. Architectural Diagram

  15. Screen Design

  16. System Requirements

  17. Hardware Requirements

METHODOLOGY

  This Pharmacy Management System Thesis | Chapter 3 – Methodology presents the system design of the proponent’s system.

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC)

The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a framework defining tasks performed at each step in the software development process. It is a structure followed by a development team with in the software organization. It consists of a detailed plan describing how to develop, maintain and replace the specific software. The life cycle defines the methodology for improving the quality of the software and over all development process. The proponents will use the Rational Unified Process Methodology as a guide of processing the system flow.

EXTREME PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGY

Figure 1: Extreme Programming Methodology

Figure 1 Shows Extreme Programming the Diagram used by the proponents as their model for the system. It shows how Extreme Programming’s rules work together. A preference for effective action based on other principles so that the results aren’t harmful to the team. Extreme Programming is a software development framework that aims to produce higher quality software, and higher quality of life for the development team. XP stresses the importance of the appropriate kind of communication that is face to face discussion with the aid of a white board or other drawing mechanism. The diagram shows the team sport that relies on communication to transfer knowledge from one team member to everyone else on the team. The advantage of XP model from the other methodologies avoid waste and do only absolutely necessary things such as keep the design of the system as simple as possible so that it is easier to maintain, support, and revise.

Release Plan

In this phase, the proponents used Release Plan meeting to create a release plan, which lays out the overall project for DLT Pharmacy. They will commit themselves to the functionality that will be included and the date of the next release.

Iteration Plan

The proponents plans the activities and tasks of the developers and decides what content goes into specific iterations. The tasks will be assigned to the proponents and the time it takes to complete will be estimated. The proponents plan by selecting Stories from the team backlog and committing to execute a set of them in the upcoming iteration. The proponent’s backlog has been seeded and partially planned during the Program Increment (PI) Planning meeting. In addition, the Proponent have feedback not only from their prior iterations but from the System Demo and other proponents. That, and the natural course of changing fact patterns, provides the broader context for iteration planning.

Acceptance Test

The Proponent use acceptance tests as a complement to specification documents containing uses cases or more narrative text. Proponents write as many automated tests as much as possible, and if all of them prove to be successful, then the coding is regarded to be complete. Besides, every piece of code which is written is tested thoroughly before going ahead with the next feature. Acceptance testing is done to ascertain that the programmers understand the requirements and in turn can satisfy the actual requirements of DLT Pharmacy.

Stand Up Meeting

The Proponent report at least three things; what was accomplished yesterday, what will be attempted today, and what problems are causing delays.

Pair Negotiation

The Proponent combine two sets of skills for design and implementation to yield the best solution.

Unit Test

The Proponent take a bit of time to test virtually every line of code when it is written, what is the probability of missing a defect at that point. Proponent do unit testing, they tend to find defects much earlier, resulting in a more cost effective way to eliminate defects.

Pair Programming

The Two Proponent working together at a single computer. Effectively get a continuous code review and quicker response to nagging problems that may stop one person dead in their tracks. Proponents used pair programming to improve quality and does not actually take twice as long because they are able to work through problems quicker and they stay more focused on the task at hand, thereby creating less code to accomplish the same thing.

Code

Each pair of proponent writes their code and then integrates it together. The development team has a collective code ownership. Each proponent can change or refactor any part of the code. It ensures that no one developer becomes a bottleneck for changes and it allows proponents to reuse any functionality that might be required by multiple user stories.

Use Case Model


Figure 2: DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System Use Case Diagram

Figure 2 shows the use case of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System and the task of every actors of the system Buy Product

Figure 3: Buy Product Use Case Diagram

Figure 3 This use case diagram is more like to purchased products. An interaction between customer and sales clerk.

Table 2: Buy Product Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System

Figure 4: Process Transaction Use Case Diagram

  Figure 4 This use case diagram includes systems that manage sales order entry processed by the sales clerk and forwarded to cashier who applies the payment to the account/invoice.

Table 3: Process Transaction Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System.

Use Case Name: Process Transaction  
Actors: Cashier
Description: The cashier process the customer’s order
Pre-conditions: Cashier is identified and authenticated  
Post-conditions: Cashier receive payment and create invoice
Actor System
Normal Flow: 1.Cashier receive list of ordered product 1.1 System input ordered product details
  2.Cashier receive payment         2.1 System calculates total amount
2.1 System Print Receipt
Alternative Flows: 1.2 System displays the state of the resumed sale, with subtotal  
Business Rules: 1.2  Cashier  calculate total amount and print receipt  

Figure 5: Generate Report Use Case Diagram

Figure 5 This use case diagram performs by the manager towards the system which communicates information which has been compiled as a result of transactions processed.       

Table 4: Generate Report Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System.

Use Case Name: Generate Report
Actors: Manager
Description: This use case describes the event of creating a report based on the information collected by the system
Pre-conditions: Manager authorized to access database
Post-conditions: Report from the database is generated
Actor System
 1. Manager gets access to the database 3.1 Manager selects system information for report  Ensure that the available sale product performance
 2. Manager selects information to generate the report 4.1 Manager opts for system performance report
Normal Flow: 3. Manager selects information of transactions for report 5.1 Performance report generated
4. Report generated on the basis of the information in the database
5. Manager issues new tag for the new transaction
Alternative Flows: If there is no document containing valuable information
Business Rules: Nothing to view    
Figure 6: Manage Payroll Use Case Diagram

Figure 6 This use case diagram performs by Manager which manages the employee detail, record daily time, generate employee salary and salary pay.

Table 5: Manage Payroll Use Case Description of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System.

Use Case Name: Manage Payroll  
Actors:  Manager
Description: The use case allows the manager to create total hours worked and pay year-to-date report.
Pre-conditions: The manager must be logged onto the system in order for this use case to begin.  
Post-conditions: The system state is unchanged by this use case.
Actor System
 1. The manager requests that the system create an administrative report.   1.1 The system request that the payroll manager specify the following report criteria. -Report Type (either total hours work or pay year-to-date). -Begin and End dates for the report, -Employee names
 2. The manager provides the requested information 2.1 System provides the manager with a report satisfying the report criteria.
Normal Flow: 3. The manager may then request that the system save the report 3.1 The systems request the manager to provide a name and location for saving the report.
4. The Manager provides the requested information and confirms the decision to save the report 4.1The system save the report to the specified name and location.
5. If the manager did not elect to save the report, the report is discarded
Alternative Flows: 1.1 If in the basic flow, the requested information is unavailable, the system will an error message. The manager can choose to either return to the beginning of the basic flow or cancel the operation at which point the use   case ends.
Business Rules: 1.2 Manager utilizes and provides various forms of effective dating, deduction amounts, payroll deduction standardized codes, and deduction method to determine an employee’s payroll deduction premium.

Activity Diagram

Customer Purchasing Product

Figure 7: Customer Purchasing Product Activity Diagram

Figure 7 Activity for Customer Purchasing product show the steps of customer buying process that includes the recognition of needs and wants, information search, evaluation of choices and purchases.

Cashier Generate Report

Figure 8: Cashier Generate Report Activity Diagram

The Figure 8 Activity for Cashier generate report shows the report generation process after the report has been submitted to run.

CONTEXT DIAGRAM

The context diagram of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System represented below shows the flow of the system throughout the system process. It show what information could be input, where the data goes, and how it is stored .

Figure 9: DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System Context Diagram

The Figure 9 DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System Context Diagram

Show the product purchased, process transaction, manage inventory and manage

payroll.

DATA FLOW DIAGRAM

             Data Flow Diagram of proposed solution shows all the concept and flows of each entity that shows all the process in proposed system solution showing this flow may help to the reader for identity which the process begins. It often used as a preliminary step to create an overview of pharmacy without going into great detail, which can later be elaborated. It normally consist of overall application dataflow and processes of the pharmacy process. It contains all of the user flow and their entities such as all the flows of pharmacy

Figure 10:  Level 1 Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management System

The Figure 10 Level 1 Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management System shows customer the order and payment received by the sales clerk.

Figure 11: Level 1 Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management System

The Figure 11 Level 1 Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management System shows the product has been processed.

Figure 12: Level 1 Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management Syste

The Figure 12 Level 1 Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management System Shows the order and inventory of product in the pharmacy

Figure 13: Payroll Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management System

The Figure 13 Payroll Data Flow Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management

System shows the time worked calculated payroll and the pay of employee.

ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM

     The Entity Relationship Diagram of Pharmacy-Payroll Management System shows the relationship of entity sets stored in a database. It indicates the logical structures of each database.

ER Diagram in DBMS with Example for DLT Pharmacy Management System
Figure 14: Entity Relationship Diagram of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System

Figure 14 Shows the relationship of entity sets stored in a database of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System.

Data Dictionaries

These tables below provide the entire database tables details such as Field Name, Descriptions, data types, character lengths.

Table 6: Table Customer

Field Name Description Type Length
CIDNO (PK) Customer Id Number Int 11
CFIRSTNAME Customer First Name Varchar 90
CLASTNAME         Customer Last Name Varchar 90
CADDRESS         Customer Address Text  
CCONTACTNO Customer Contact Number Varchar 11

Table 6 This table shows the attributes of entity of Customer

Table 7: Table User       

Field Name Description Type Length
EMPID (PK)      Employee Id Int 11
EMPNAME Employee Name Varchar 90
EMPSEX  Employee Gender Varchar 90
EMPPHONENO Employee Phone Number Varchar 30
EMPADDRESS Employee Address Text  
EMPPOSITION Employee Position Varchar 90
USERNAME User Name Varchar 90
Password Password Varchar 90
CONFIRMEDPASSWORD Confirmed Password Varchar 90

Table 7 This table shows the attributes of entity of User

Table 8: Table Supplier

Field Name Description Type Length
SIDNO (PK) Supplier Id Number Int 11
SNAME              Supplier Name Varchar 90
SCONTACTPERSON   Supplier Contact Number Varchar 90
SADDRESS              Supplier Address Varchar 90
SCONTACTNO     Supplier Contact Number Varchar 90

Table 8 This table shows the attributes of entity of Supplier

Table 9: Table Items

Field Name Description Type Length
ITEMID (PK) Item Id Int 11
ITEMCODE Item Code Varchar 90
ITEMNAME Item Name     Varchar 90
IBRANDNAME Item Brand Name     Varchar 90
GID Generic Id Int 11
SHID Shelves Id Int 11
IDESCRIPTION Item Description      Varchar 90
UNITPRICE Unit Price Double  
SELLPRICE Sell Price Double  
UNIT Unit      Varchar 90
QUANTITY Quantity Int 11
ONHAND Onhand Int 11
SIDNO Supplier Id Number Int 11
CID Customer Id Number Int 11
EXPIRED_DATE Expired Date Date  

Table 9 This table shows the attributes of entity of Items

Table 10: Table Category

Field Name Description Type Length
CATID (PK) Category Id Int 11
CAT_NAME Category Name Varchar 90
CATDESCRIPTION Category Description Varchar 90

Table 10 This table shows the attributes of entity of Category

Table 11: Table Auto Number

Field Name Description Type Length
AUTOCODE (PK)     Auto Code Varchar 30
APPENDCHAR Appendchar Varchar 30
AUTOSTART Auto Start Int 11
AUTOEND Auto End Int 11
AUTOINC   Int           

Table 11 This table shows the attributes of entity of Auto Number

Table 12: Table Generic

Field Name Description Type Length
GID (PK) Generic Id Int 11
GNAME Generic Name Varchar 90

Table 12 This table shows the attributes of entity of Generic

Table 13: Table Shelves

Field Name Description Type Length
SHID (PK) Shelves Id Int 11
SHNAME Shelves Name Varchar 90

Table 13 This table shows the attributes of entity of Shelves

Table 14: Table Transaction

Field Name Description Type Length
TRANSID (PK) Transaction Id Int 11
INVOICENO Invoice Number Int 30
ORNO Order Number Int 30
TRANSDATE Transaction Date Date 50
TRANSTIME Transaction Time Varchar 30
AMOUNTSALE Amount Sale Double  
DISCOUNT Discount Double  
TAX Tax Double  
TOTALDUE Total Due Double  
AMOUNTRECEIVED Amount Received Double  
AMOUNTCHANGE Amount Change Double  
TENDEREDBY Tendered By Int 11
CASHIER Cashier Varchar 30
CUSTOMER Customer Varchar 30
GIVENDISCOUNT Given Discount Int 11

Table 14 This table shows the attributes of entity of Transaction

Table 15: Table Employee

Field Name Description Type Length
EPID (PK) Employee Id Int 11
FIRSTNAME First Name Varchar 90
LASTNAME Last Name Varchar 90
ADDRESS Address Varchar 90
BIRTHDAY Birthday Date           
GENDER Gender Varchar 90
STATUS Status Varchar 90
CONTACTNO Contact Number Varchar 90
NATIONALITY Nationality Varchar 90
RELIGION Religion Varchar 90
HEIGHT Height Varchar 90
WEIGHT Weight Varchar 90
AGE Age Int 90

Table 14 This table shows the attributes of entity of Employee

Table 16: Table Salary

Field Name Description Type Length
SALARYID  (PK) Salary Id Int 11
EMPID (FK)    Employee Id Int 11
BSALARY Basic Salary Int 11
EFFECTIVEDATE Effective Date Date/Time 6
ENDDATE End Date Date/Time 6

Table 16 This table shows the attributes of entity of Salary

Table 17: Table Payroll

Field Name Description Type Length
PAYROLLID (PK) Payroll Id Int 11
EMPID (FK) Employee Id Int 11
PAYDATE      Pay Date Date/Time 6
BASICPAY Basic Pay Int 11
PAYNO Pay Number Int 11
DEDUCTION Deduction Int 11
NETPAY Net Pay Int 11

Table 17 This table shows the attributes of entity of Payroll

Table 18: Table Deduction

Field Name Description Type Length
DEDUCTIONID (PK) Deduction Id Int 11
EMPID (FK)  Employee Id Int 11
DEDUCTIONTYPE Deduction Type Varchar 50

Table 18 This table shows the attributes of entity of Deduction

Architectural Diagram

Figure 15: Architectural Diagram of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System

Architectural diagram of DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System. The manager will be the admin that will manage to add staff and products, update and delete records for the database after adding the staff. Cashier will manage his unit for the sales; he will record all the sales report and store it in the database to generate report to the manager for the printing.

Screen Design

Main Dashboard

Figure 16: Main Dashboard

The figure 16 Main Dashboard shows the main interface design of the system.

 List of Category

Figure 17: List of Category

The figure 17 List of Category shows the interface design which display the category name of the product.

List of Generic

Figure 18: List of Generic

The figure 18 List of Generic shows the interface design which display the Generic name of the product.

List of shelves

Figure 19: List of Shelves

The figure 19 List of Shelves shows the interface design which displays the shelves name of the product.

List of User

Figure 20: List of User

The figure 20 List of User shows the interface design which display the employee name.

List of Supplier

Figure 21: List of Supplier

The figure 21 List of Supplier shows the interface design which display the name and details of the supplier.

List of Item

Figure 22: List of Item

The figure 22 List of Item shows the interface design which displays the name of the product.

List of Customer

Figure 23: List of Customer

The figure 23 List of Customer shows the interface design which display the name and details of the customer.

List of Transaction

Figure 24: List of Transaction

The figure 24 List of Transaction shows the interface design which display details of the transaction.

Point of Sale

Figure 25: Point of Sale

The figure 25 Point of sale shows the interface design which display the cashiering and details of every transaction

System Requirements

Developing “DLT Pharmacy-Payroll Management System ” is not an easy task. It all started from the requirement gathering and passes through so many other stages before it will be implemented.

 Based on the benefits of this system and tremendous value it will add to customer-user satisfaction, the below recommendation will be considered.

It is recommended that the new system should be used with the necessary specifications of the system requirements and provision for an uninterrupted power supply should be made available throughout the hours of operation of the pharmacy to avoid power outage.

There should also be basic computer knowledge for the users of the developed system.

The following is the list of hardware and software that was used in the development and the recommended software and hardware for deployment for the system to run smoothly. (Pharmacy Management System Thesis | Chapter 3 – Methodology)

Hardware Requirements

Recommended Hardware Requirement for Development:

Processor: Intel® Celeron® CPU N3060 @ 1.60GHz 1.60GHz

RAM: 4GB DDR4 2133Mhz

OS: Windows 10

System Type: 64 bit operating system , x64-based processor

Mouse 2 button with scroll

Laptop LCD 14”

Keyboard

Software Requirements

Software Requirement for Development:

XAMPP v3.2.2 (32/64-bit)

VB. NET 201

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