16.1 Documentation Activities (Specifications and Design)

Documentation activities are the first activities in product development, up to coding. These may be preliminary study, user requirement activity, and analysis and design. The activities are widely different, but, from the point of view of configuration management, the products they create don't differ much. Therefore, these activities are treated collectively here.

Identification

Table 16-1 shows document type designations for various configuration items. The unique identification must be in accordance with a general definition and details for each type.

Table 16-1. Document Types

NNN	Designation
URS	User requirement specification
SRS	Software requirement specification
HRS	Hardware requirement specification
ADS	Architectural design specification
DDS	Detailed design specification

Figure 16-1 shows a small section of a requirement specification: a single requirement, number 54, with attached paragraph number, version "Stage 1," and the requirement text itself.

Figure 16-1. Single Requirement

Please refer to Chapter 15Document Handling for more information on this topic.