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Functional requirements state what the system must be able to do. The requirements provide: | Functional requirements state what the system must be able to do. The requirements provide: | ||
| − | *Parameters for designing the system. | + | |
| + | *Parameters for designing the system and identifying [[Metadata requirements|metadata requirements]]. | ||
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*Criteria for testing the system (used in initial release and future iterations and upgrades). | *Criteria for testing the system (used in initial release and future iterations and upgrades). | ||
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*Planning guidelines for developing the system (improve existing or add new functionality). | *Planning guidelines for developing the system (improve existing or add new functionality). | ||
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*Documentation for standards compliance (link requirements to relevant international or national descriptive standards) | *Documentation for standards compliance (link requirements to relevant international or national descriptive standards) | ||
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*A framework for structuring user-end documentation (step-by-step procedures for how to do things in the system). | *A framework for structuring user-end documentation (step-by-step procedures for how to do things in the system). | ||
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Each functional requirement includes some or all of the following information: | Each functional requirement includes some or all of the following information: | ||
| − | '''Requirement number''' | + | *'''Requirement number''': FR-x.x.x, unique tracking number assigned to requirement. |
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| + | *'''Requirement name''': descriptive name assigned to requirement. | ||
| − | ''' | + | *'''Specification''': brief description of requirement; users of the application must be able to do X, the system must be able to do X. |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''Context (parent requirements)''': links to higher-level requirements, if applicable. |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''Sub-requirements''': links to lower-level requirements, if applicable. |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''Source quotations''': links to standards or other documents: why must the applicable be able to do X? |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''Associated metadata requirements''': what data must the application capture in order to be able to do X? |
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| − | '''Associated | + | *'''Associated quality requirements''': what design and interface features must the application have to do X '''well'''? |
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| − | '''Associated | + | *'''Associated technical requirements''': what system architecture, hardware / software configurations, and programming rules must the application implement to do X? |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''ICA-AtoM implementation''': brief description of how ICA-AtoM implements X. |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''Known issues''': brief indication of known problems or limitations in the current version of ICA-AtoM that should be addressed in future releases. |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''Use cases''': links to descriptions of user-end scenarios relating to the requirement and how they are handled in ICA-AtoM. |
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| − | ''' | + | *'''User Manual sections''': links to the User manual sections that provide step-by-step instructions for doing X. |
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Note that most of this detail will only be found at the lower-level requirements. Higher-level requirements will typically only include the requirement name, number, specification, and source quotation, with links to the lower-level sub-requirements. | Note that most of this detail will only be found at the lower-level requirements. Higher-level requirements will typically only include the requirement name, number, specification, and source quotation, with links to the lower-level sub-requirements. | ||
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== Index of functional requirements == | == Index of functional requirements == | ||
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| + | The following is the full index of functional requirements identified to date. | ||
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[[FR-1|'''FR-1 Implement a system of control''']] | [[FR-1|'''FR-1 Implement a system of control''']] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:14, 11 July 2008
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Main Page > System requirements > Functional requirements
Purpose
Functional requirements state what the system must be able to do. The requirements provide:
- Parameters for designing the system and identifying metadata requirements.
- Criteria for testing the system (used in initial release and future iterations and upgrades).
- Planning guidelines for developing the system (improve existing or add new functionality).
- Documentation for standards compliance (link requirements to relevant international or national descriptive standards)
- A framework for structuring user-end documentation (step-by-step procedures for how to do things in the system).
Organization
Functional requirements are organized hierarchically, with high-level requirements broken down into sub- and sub-sub-requirements. To facilitate cross-references and links, each requirement has been assigned an alpha-numeric code: the alpha prefix designates the type of requirement (FR = functional requirement), the number establishes its position in the hierarchy. Six main functional requirements have been identified:
FR-1 Implement a system of control
Information
Each functional requirement includes some or all of the following information:
- Requirement number: FR-x.x.x, unique tracking number assigned to requirement.
- Requirement name: descriptive name assigned to requirement.
- Specification: brief description of requirement; users of the application must be able to do X, the system must be able to do X.
- Context (parent requirements): links to higher-level requirements, if applicable.
- Sub-requirements: links to lower-level requirements, if applicable.
- Source quotations: links to standards or other documents: why must the applicable be able to do X?
- Associated metadata requirements: what data must the application capture in order to be able to do X?
- Associated quality requirements: what design and interface features must the application have to do X well?
- Associated technical requirements: what system architecture, hardware / software configurations, and programming rules must the application implement to do X?
- ICA-AtoM implementation: brief description of how ICA-AtoM implements X.
- Known issues: brief indication of known problems or limitations in the current version of ICA-AtoM that should be addressed in future releases.
- Use cases: links to descriptions of user-end scenarios relating to the requirement and how they are handled in ICA-AtoM.
- User Manual sections: links to the User manual sections that provide step-by-step instructions for doing X.
Note that most of this detail will only be found at the lower-level requirements. Higher-level requirements will typically only include the requirement name, number, specification, and source quotation, with links to the lower-level sub-requirements.
Index of functional requirements
The following is the full index of functional requirements identified to date.