GUIDELINES FOR DOCUMENTATION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND AUTOMATED DATA SYSTEMS

• NCJ Number: 36706
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 55 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Commerce
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THESE GUIDELINES PROVIDE A BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE CONTENT AND EXTENT OF DOCUMENTATION FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND AUTOMATED DATA SYSTEMS.

Abstract

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PHASES AND THEIR DOCUMENT TYPES ARE IDENTIFIED. SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENTATION OPTIONS ARE GIVEN, AND CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR TEN DOCUMENT TYPES ARE PROVIDED. THE TEN DOCUMENT TYPES ARE AS FOLLOWS: FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT; DATA REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT; SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM SPECIFICATION; PROGRAM SPECIFICATION; DATA BASE SPECIFICATION, USERS' MANUAL; OPERATIONS MANUAL; PROGRAM MAINTENANCE MANUAL; TEST PLAN; AND TEST ANALYSIS REPORT. THE GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED TO BE A BASIC REFERENCE AND A CHECKLIST FOR GENERAL USE THROUGHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PLAN AND EVALUATE DOCUMENTATION PRACTICES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)