discussionsdiscussions copyright, 2001 © jerzy r. nawrocki requirements engineering

DiscussionsDiscussions

Copyright, 2001 © Jerzy R. Nawrocki

[email protected]

www.cs.put.poznan.pl/jnawrocki/mse/quality/

Requirements EngineeringRequirements Engineering

Lecture Lecture 66

J. Nawrocki, Requirements Eng. (6)

Operating environmentOperating environment

End user

End user

Device

External system

The system

ENV1 ENV2


Operating environmentOperating environment

End user

The system


Metaphor of the systemMetaphor of the system

The system ConsumerProducer

How to specify taking an invoice?


Metaphor of the systemMetaphor of the system

The system

Invoice buffor

What do I have to know about the

system to specify its operations?


System’s FunctionalitySystem’s Functionality

STOP

0.1234

Function (Operation)

Not now!

Precision?

Side effect

Input Output



STOP0.12

Function (Operation)Input Output

First .. Then ..


Standard traced-from relationStandard traced-from relation

ENV1 ENV2DevDev

MET1ENV3 ENVm

FUN1

Dev ENVm+1

FUNx



FUN1: Taking an invoice

INPUT: -CONDITION: The invoice buffer is nonempty. OUTPUT: An invoice (pattern IP-1/99.09)SIDE EFFECT: The taken invoice is removed from

the buffer. If it is the only invoice in the buffer, the buffer gets empty.

PROCESSING: -PRECISION: The fraction part of each amount is

represented with two digits.


Plan of the lecturePlan of the lecture

IntroductionEnabling discussion E-mailDiscussion activities


Discussion topicDiscussion topic

• Requirement(s)• The project in general


Discussion actorsDiscussion actors

• Discussion author, project administrator (can restrict participants)

• Participant (can respond)• Project user (can read)


Enabling discussion e-mailEnabling discussion e-mail

RPro database



Project > Security: enter an email address



Tools > E-mail Setup:• check Enable E-mail Notification• select e-mail protocol (eg. SMTP or POP3)• enter SMTP server name• your e-mail addr• your name (eg. J.Nawrocki)Not required if the system admin has

configured participation and notification e-mail with Rational E-mail Reader (RER)


Discussion activitiesDiscussion activitiesCreating discussionsTool Palette > Project > View Discussions


Discussion propertiesDiscussion properties

• Discussion author• Date & time of creat.• Priority (High, Medium, Low)• Status (Open, Closed)



Participants of the discussion (those who can respond)



The requirements the discussion is about


Discussion activitiesDiscussion activities

Viewing & modifying discussion propertiesTool Palette > Project > View Discussions



Viewing & modifying discussion properties


Discussion activitiesDiscussion activitiesReading discussionsTool Palette > Project > View Discussions

Click a discussion .. or a response


Discussion activitiesDiscussion activitiesResponding to discussionsTool Palette > Project > View Discussions

Click a discussion .. and Reply


Discussion activitiesDiscussion activitiesResponding to discussions

Can’t attach files!



Filtering discussions:Tool Palette > Project > View Discussions


Discussion activitiesDiscussion activitiesFiltering discussions


Quality assessmentQuality assessment

1. What is your general impression? (1 - 6)

2. Was it too slow or too fast?3. What important did you learn

during the lecture?4. What to improve and how?

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