EKT 420 : DATE DUE : 27 MARCH 2014

Assignment
Based on the folloing st!"#t"!e$ !ite a !e%"i!ement do#"ment fo! &o"! '() !e*o!t+
Chapter Description
)!efa#e This sho"ld define the e,*e#ted !eade!shi* of the do#"ment and des#!i-e its .e!sion histo!&$ in#l"ding a
!ationale fo! the #!eation of a ne .e!sion and a s"mma!& of the #hanges made in ea#h .e!sion+
/nt!od"#tion This sho"ld des#!i-e the need fo! the s&stem+ /t sho"ld -!iefl& des#!i-e the s&stem0s f"n#tions and e,*lain
ho it ill o!1 ith othe! s&stems+ /t sho"ld also des#!i-e ho the s&stem fits into the o.e!all -"siness
o! st!ategi# o-2e#ti.es of the o!gani3ation #ommissioning the softa!e+
4lossa!& This sho"ld define the te#hni#al te!ms "sed in the do#"ment+ (o" sho"ld not ma1e ass"m*tions a-o"t the
e,*e!ien#e o! e,*e!tise of the !eade!+
Use!
!e%"i!ements
definition
He!e$ &o" des#!i-e the se!.i#es *!o.ided fo! the "se!+ The nonf"n#tional s&stem !e%"i!ements sho"ld also -e
des#!i-ed in this se#tion+ This des#!i*tion ma& "se nat"!al lang"age$ diag!ams$ o! othe! notations that a!e
"nde!standa-le to #"stome!s+ )!od"#t and *!o#ess standa!ds that m"st -e folloed sho"ld -e s*e#ified+
5&stem
a!#hite#t"!e
This #ha*te! sho"ld *!esent a high6le.el o.e!.ie of the anti#i*ated s&stem a!#hite#t"!e$ shoing the
dist!i-"tion of f"n#tions a#!oss s&stem mod"les+ A!#hite#t"!al #om*onents that a!e !e"sed
sho"ld -e highlighted+
5&stem
!e%"i!ements
s*e#ifi#ation
This sho"ld des#!i-e the f"n#tional and nonf"n#tional !e%"i!ements in mo!e detail+ /f ne#essa!&$ f"!the! detail
ma& also -e added to the nonf"n#tional !e%"i!ements+ /nte!fa#es to othe! s&stems ma& -e defined+
5&stem
models
This might in#l"de g!a*hi#al s&stem models shoing the !elationshi*s -eteen the s&stem #om*onents and the
s&stem and its en.i!onment+ E,am*les of *ossi-le models a!e o-2e#t models$ data6flo models$ o! semanti# data
models+
5&stem
e.ol"tion
This sho"ld des#!i-e the f"ndamental ass"m*tions on hi#h the s&stem is -ased$ and an& anti#i*ated #hanges
d"e to ha!da!e e.ol"tion$ #hanging "se! needs$ and so on+ This se#tion is "sef"l fo! s&stem designe!s as it ma&
hel* them a.oid design de#isions that o"ld #onst!ain li1el& f"t"!e #hanges to the s&stem+
A**endi#es These sho"ld *!o.ide detailed$ s*e#ifi# info!mation that is !elated to the a**li#ation -eing de.elo*ed7 fo!
e,am*le$ ha!da!e and data-ase des#!i*tions+ Ha!da!e !e%"i!ements define the minimal and o*timal
#onfig"!ations fo! the s&stem+ Data-ase !e%"i!ements define the logi#al o!gani3ation of the data "sed -& the
s&stem and the !elationshi*s -eteen data+
/nde, 5e.e!al inde,es to the do#"ment ma& -e in#l"ded+ As ell as a no!mal al*ha-eti# inde,$ the!e ma& -e an inde,
of diag!ams$ an inde, of f"n#tions$ and so on+