Generating a work-flow diagram from technology specific literature includes using an analysis of technology specific literature which includes using natural language processing (NLP), to derive semantics for a plurality of components defined in the technology specific literature. The plurality of components are associated to symbols in a component symbol database. The associated symbols are assigned to each of the plurality of components, respectively. A relationship is determined for each of the plurality of components. Nodes are assigned, and vectors are assigned when applicable, for each of the symbols. A work-flow diagram is generated for the technology specific literature using the assigned associated symbols for each of the plurality of components and the nodes and the vectors for each of the symbols.