Object Management Group (OMG), 74
objectives of requirements, F-36
objects of a system, F-10
occurrence. See events
offline transactions, 117
off-the-shelf products, implementing infrastructures, F-68
OMG (Object Management Group), 74
online data storage, 107, 108
online documentation, testing, 84
open issues in a requirements specification, F-54
operating systems, 69, 185
operational rules, 308, 312
opportunistic approach to capturing requirement patterns, 43–44
optional parts of a requirement template, 25
Oracle database, 68
order events, storing, 147
order ID, 100
organization units, 264, 326, 327
organizational construct, 325
organizational structure, 260, 327
organizations, system building for different, 255, 260
origin
of a term, F-47
of transactions, 206
outages, 225, 232–237. See also failures
output, 171. See also throughput
outsourcing, tailoring documentation for, 84
over time, charging a fee, 333
overall processing state, specifying, 143
overflows, highlighting on reports, 167
owner
of a glossary, F-49
of transactions, 136
owner entity name, 98
ownership shyness, F-50