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Decisions and flowcharts ​

Use a decision tree to explain a branching rule. Use a flowchart when branches merge, retry, or return to earlier processing.

Validate a 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  node receive "Receive request" style=process
  node valid "Are all requirements met?" style=decision palette=yellow
  node accept "Accept" style=terminal palette=green
  node reject "Request changes" style=terminal palette=orange
  ::receive -> ::valid
  ::valid -> ::accept "Yes"
  ::valid -> ::reject "No"
}
Built-in styleUse
decisionDiamond question with measured, wrapped text
processRounded processing step
terminalCapsule for a start, outcome, or endpoint

These compact shapes accept title, code, and prose, but child nodes belong in a surrounding group. Arrow endpoints meet sloping or rounded boundaries; branch labels stay upright.

Tree layout versus graph layout ​

An automatic region made entirely of decision/process/terminal nodes uses subtree lanes when it is a single directed tree containing a decision. A question stays centered over its descendants, and sibling declaration order controls branch order. All four graph directions work.

Merges, cycles, explicit placement hints, and mixed card/flowchart regions use general graph placement. They remain valid diagrams. Put independent trees in separate groups or sections if their explanations should stay separate.

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Try adding another outcome to a question. Then connect two outcomes to a shared process to see graph layout take over. If a long branch caption cannot fit, shorten it, increase width=, or guide placement; strict checks make that tradeoff visible.

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