My Guide to writing a Functional Spec:

  • Why are we doing the modification and how valuable is it?
  • Are there current workarounds available and the cost they entail?
  • Show the flow of the modification Document each step and alternate path.
  • Include reports and background processes if any needed

  • Highlight between processes being changed and processes not being changed.

  • Describe pages: Update type, Enquiry type, CRUD type.
    • criterion for starting each page
    • required fields,
    • Graying, hiding of fields and their dependency
    • Field Prompts and prompt criterion
    • Validations
    • Changes and validations due to user inputs.
    • Sort order for grids and scrolls
    • menu and reports
  • Reports and programs
    • Whats the selection criterion for reports.
    • Sort order configuration
    • Header, Footer, Body Sections, and Body content
    • Sub-Totals and Totals and page totals
    • Error handling
    • Automated Scheduling and Run Control set up
    • Running Separately vs Streaming