Re: Functional Specifications (Requirements) and Traceability to

Subject: Re: Functional Specifications (Requirements) and Traceability to
From: beth -dot- tripp -at- verizon -dot- net
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:48:39 -0500 (CDT)

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<DIV>Andrea,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>We track requirements to validation protocols. You could create a vali=
dation protocol for your manual that links to the requirement specification=
s. The software we use for our requirements and protocols is DOORS. With it=
we can provide links and traceability for our software and also the manual=
. We have a protocol that validates the manual. So if the spec changes the =
protocol is flagged of the change in the spec. QA approves of our test plan=
s and also the reports that are created from the completed protocols. So if=
anyone asks if the content meets the spec, we could show the protocol resu=
lts.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Just my .02.</DIV>
<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV>Beth<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(102,153,204) 3px solid"><BR>Message: =
1<BR>Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:52:05 +0200<BR>From: Andrea Koenemann <BR>Sub=
ject: Functional Specifications (Requirements) and Traceability to<BR>Docum=
entation<BR>To: techwr-l <BR>Message-ID:<BR><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; c=
harset=3DISO-8859-1<BR><BR>Hi everyone,<BR><BR>here at work we're looking a=
t switching the Requirements (Functional<BR>Specifications) management soft=
ware to Contour from RequisitePro. Right now<BR>the only way the FS are bei=
ng traced to the contents of the user docs I<BR>write is that I'll place a =
marker with the FS number into the text in Frame<BR>Maker. I'll then create=
an index of these markers to check stuff off<BR>manually. I'd really like =
a more automated process if possible, like a way<BR>to input the page and d=
oc version number in relation to FS into the database<BR>rather than doing =
so by hand with adding attributes and checking it by hand<BR>when I have ti=
me (to try and keep up with FS and doc revisions). The<BR>question is, how =
do you guys trace the contents of your user docs and your<BR>functional spe=
cifications? Has anyone had any experience working with<BR>Contour (from Ja=
ma Software)?<BR><BR>PS: Our documentation is unstructured.<BR><BR>Thanks i=
n advance for your insights,<BR><BR>Andrea<BR><BR><BR>*********************=
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