A sample of a global Actor Transaction Diagram or ATD of the Design & Engineering Methodology for Organizations (DEMO) methodology. The most interesting part of the example is the definition of the custom square arrow the and diamond in circle node shape.
Note: The square arrow is now available in the CVS version of PGF. In the example the arrow shape has been renamed to squarea to avoid conflict.

Edit and compile if you like:
% % Actor Transaction Diagram % % Created by Gabor Tjong A Hung on 2008-10-28. % Copyright (c) 2008. All rights reserved. % \documentclass[]{article} \usepackage{booktabs} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows,positioning,fit,shapes,calc} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % A square shaped arrow % The arrow has been renamed to squarea to avoid conflict with the square arrow % defined in the CVS version of PGF \newdimen\arrowsize \pgfarrowsdeclare{squarea}{squarea} { \arrowsize=0.4pt \advance\arrowsize by.275\pgflinewidth% \pgfarrowsleftextend{+-\arrowsize} \advance\arrowsize by.5\pgflinewidth \pgfarrowsrightextend{+\arrowsize} } { \arrowsize=0.4pt \advance\arrowsize by.275\pgflinewidth% \pgfsetdash{}{+0pt} \pgfsetroundjoin \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfqpoint{1\arrowsize}{4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathlineto{\pgfqpoint{-7\arrowsize}{4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathlineto{\pgfqpoint{-7\arrowsize}{-4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathlineto{\pgfqpoint{1\arrowsize}{-4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathclose \pgfusepathqfillstroke } % A open square shaped arrow \pgfarrowsdeclare{open squarea}{open squarea}%{{-.5bp}{8.5bp}} { \arrowsize=0.4pt \advance\arrowsize by.275\pgflinewidth% \pgfarrowsleftextend{+-.5\pgflinewidth} \advance\arrowsize by7\arrowsize \advance\arrowsize by.5\pgflinewidth \pgfarrowsrightextend{+\arrowsize} } { \arrowsize=0.4pt \advance\arrowsize by.275\pgflinewidth% \pgfsetdash{}{+0pt} \pgfsetroundjoin \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfqpoint{8\arrowsize}{4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathlineto{\pgfqpoint{0\arrowsize}{4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathlineto{\pgfqpoint{0\arrowsize}{-4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathlineto{\pgfqpoint{8\arrowsize}{-4\arrowsize}} \pgfpathclose \pgfusepathqstroke } %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % A circle and diamond shape \makeatletter \newdimen\tempa \newdimen\tempb \pgfdeclareshape{diamond in circle}{ \inheritsavedanchors[from=diamond] % this is a diamond \inheritsavedanchors[from=circle] % this is a circle \inheritanchorborder[from=circle] \inheritanchor[from=circle]{center} \inheritanchor[from=circle]{radius} \inheritanchor[from=circle]{north} \inheritanchor[from=circle]{south} \inheritanchor[from=circle]{east} \inheritanchor[from=circle]{west} \inheritanchor[from=circle]{anchorborder} \saveddimen\radius{% % % Caculate ``height radius'' % \pgf@ya=.5\ht\pgfnodeparttextbox% \advance\pgf@ya by.5\dp\pgfnodeparttextbox% \pgfmathsetlength\pgf@yb{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/inner ysep}}% \advance\pgf@ya by\pgf@yb% % % Caculate ``width radius'' % \pgf@xa=.5\wd\pgfnodeparttextbox% \pgfmathsetlength\pgf@xb{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/inner xsep}}% \advance\pgf@xa by\pgf@xb% % % Calculate length of radius vector: % \pgf@process{\pgfpointnormalised{\pgfqpoint{\pgf@xa}{\pgf@ya}}}% \ifdim\pgf@x>\pgf@y% \c@pgf@counta=\pgf@x% \ifnum\c@pgf@counta=0\relax% \else% \divide\c@pgf@counta by 255\relax% \pgf@xa=16\pgf@xa\relax% \divide\pgf@xa by\c@pgf@counta% \pgf@xa=16\pgf@xa\relax% \fi% \else% \c@pgf@counta=\pgf@y% \ifnum\c@pgf@counta=0\relax% \else% \divide\c@pgf@counta by 255\relax% \pgf@ya=16\pgf@ya\relax% \divide\pgf@ya by\c@pgf@counta% \pgf@xa=16\pgf@ya\relax% \fi% \fi% \pgf@x=\pgf@xa% % % If necessary, adjust radius so that the size requirements are % met: % \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@xb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/minimum width}}% \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@yb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/minimum height}}% \ifdim\pgf@x<.5\pgf@xb% \pgf@x=.5\pgf@xb% \fi% \ifdim\pgf@x<.5\pgf@yb% \pgf@x=.5\pgf@yb% \fi% % % Now, add larger of outer sepearations. % \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@xb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/outer xsep}}% \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@yb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/outer ysep}}% \ifdim\pgf@xb<\pgf@yb% \advance\pgf@x by\pgf@yb% \else% \advance\pgf@x by\pgf@xb% \fi% } \backgroundpath{ \tempa=\radius \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@xb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/outer xsep}}% \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@yb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/outer ysep}}% \ifdim\pgf@xb<\pgf@yb% \advance\tempa by-\pgf@yb% \else% \advance\tempa by-\pgf@xb% \fi% \pgfpathmoveto{\centerpoint\advance\pgf@x by\radius}% \pgfpathlineto{\centerpoint\advance\pgf@y by\radius}% \pgfpathlineto{\centerpoint\advance\pgf@x by-\radius}% \pgfpathlineto{\centerpoint\advance\pgf@y by-\radius}% \pgfpathclose% } \behindbackgroundpath{ \tempa=\radius% \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@xb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/outer xsep}}% \pgfmathsetlength{\pgf@yb}{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/outer ysep}}% \ifdim\pgf@xb<\pgf@yb% \advance\tempa by-\pgf@yb% \else% \advance\tempa by-\pgf@xb% \fi% \pgfpathcircle{\centerpoint}{\tempa}% } } \makeatother \newcommand{\parameter}[1]{$\langle\mbox{#1}\rangle$} \title{A LaTeX Article} \author{Gabor Tjong A Hung} \begin{document} \tikzset{ every transaction/.style = {fill=white!100}, transaction/.style = {diamond in circle, draw, minimum size=6mm, every transaction}, every actor role/.style = {}, actor role/.style = {rectangle, draw=black!80, ultra thick, minimum size = 6mm, every actor role}, composite actor role/.style = {fill=gray!80, actor role}, elementary actor role/.style = {fill=white!100, actor role}, initiator/.style = {-}, executor/.style = {<-, >=squarea}, system/.style = {rectangle, fill=white!100, ultra thick, draw=black!80, minimum height=60mm, minimum width=4cm,outer sep=0pt}} \begin{figure}[h] \centering \pgfdeclarelayer{background} \pgfdeclarelayer{foreground} \pgfsetlayers{background,main,foreground} \begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=1cm, on grid] \begin{pgfonlayer}{background} \node [system] (system) at (0,3){}; \end{pgfonlayer} \node [composite actor role] (CA01) [minimum height=48mm] at ( -4,3) {CA01}; \node [above] at (CA01.north) {Client}; \node [transaction] (T01) at( $(system.south west)!.66!(system.north west)$) {T01} edge [initiator] (CA01.south east |- T01); \node [composite actor role] (CA03) at ( $(system.south)!.66!(system.north)$) {CA03} edge [executor] (T01); \node [above] at (CA03.north) {GDSS facilitator}; \node [transaction] (T02) at ( $(system.south east)!.66!(system.north east)$) {T02} edge [initiator] (CA03); \path (T02)++(2,0) node [composite actor role] (CA02) [minimum height=24mm] {CA02} edge [executor] (T02); \node [above] at (CA02.north) {Participant}; \node [transaction] (T03) at ( $(system.south west)!.33!(system.north west)$) {T03} edge [initiator] (CA01.south east |- T03); \node [composite actor role] (CA04) at ( $(system.south)!.33!(system.north)$) {CA04} edge [executor] (T03); \node [above] at (CA04.north) {GDSS analysist}; \end{tikzpicture} \\[2em] \begin{tabular}{@{T}l@{ }l@{ }p{5cm}} \toprule ID & Transaction Type (T) & Result Type (R)\\ \midrule 01 & Facilitate meeting & Meeting has been facilitated.\\ 02 & Perform Agendum & Agendum has been performed by \parameter{participant} on \parameter{time}.\\ 03 & Analysis & Analysis has been made.\\ \bottomrule \end{tabular}\label{tab:trt_datd} \caption{Global ATD} \end{figure} \end{document}
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