Re: [generguide-devel] Re: SRS (John may want to comment here)

[Cameron S. <ca...@sh...>]

On Saturday 27 Sep 2003 7:00 pm, Sean Wheller wrote:

> >  2. I suggest your template references or includes
> >  http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2119.html .  It
>
> explains the meaning of
> SHALL,
>
> >  SHOULD etc.
>
> Sure, do you want to add it or shall I?

I don't want to update anything until the original has first been put in CVS.  
Then we can keep a track of who updated what.
So, probably better if you do it for the moment.


>
> >  3. You mention that requirements should tracable.
>
> I think it would be
> good if
>
> >  you could explain how.  Ie, what naming/numbering
>
> convension should be
> used.
>
> >  Requirements are usually associated with a SHALL
>
> statement.  Should the
> SHALL
>
> >  be included inside a <emphasis
>
> id="shall_number">shall</emphasis> tag?
>
> Your example is valid. Yet I was thinking <xref
> linkend="req_var_ver">
> Where:
> req is abbreviation for requirement.
> var is variable unique neumonic or alphanumeric string
> ver is the version of the of the req_var
>
> Traceability ensures that generguide can produce a
> high-level SRS that can
> be applied to sub and eddy projects, yet the SRS of
> those projects can be
> traced back to generguide. Authors can therefore use
> generguide SRS as the
> basis for IP and understanding. They will be able to
> assume and reference
> instead of include and duplicate.

Yes, this sounds like a good idea.  Once we get an example together I will 
probably have more comments.


> I also have documents and check lists for User
> Profiling:-) from ISO-18109
> interested?:-) etc.

I'm not familiar with this standard.  Will have to check up on it later.  I 
sure it will be useful in the generguide master collection of documentation.

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