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Software Input/Output Manual (SIOM)
The Software Input/Output Manual (SIOM) tells a user how to access, submit inputs to, and interpret output from, a batch or interactive software system that is run by personnel in a computer center or other centralized or networked software installation.
The SIOM is developed for software systems that will be installed in a computer center or [...]
Software Development Plan (SDP)
The Software Development Plan (SDP) describes a developer’s plans for conducting a software development effort. The term “software development” in this DID is meant to include new development, modification, reuse, reengineering, maintenance, and all other activities resulting in software products.
The SDP provides the acquirer insight into, and a tool for monitoring, the processes to be [...]
Software Design Description (SDD)
The Software Design Description (SDD) describes the design of a Computer Software Configuration Item (CSCI). It describes the CSCI-wide design decisions, the CSCI architectural design, and the detailed design needed to implement the software. The SDD may be supplemented by Interface Design Descriptions (IDDs) and Database Design Descriptions (DBDDs).
The SDD, with its associated IDDs and [...]
Software Center Operator Manual (SCOM)
The Software Center Operator Manual (SCOM) provides personnel in a computer center or other centralized or networked software installation information on how to install and operate a software system.
The SCOM is developed for software systems that will be installed in a computer center or other centralized or networked software installation, with users accessing the system [...]
Operational Concept Description (OCD)
The Operational Concept Description (OCD) describes a proposed system in terms of the user needs it will fulfill, its relationship to existing systems or procedures, and the ways it will be used.
The OCD is used to obtain consensus among the acquirer, developer, support, and user agencies on the operational concept of a proposed system. Depending [...]
Interface Requirements Specification (IRS)
The Interface Requirements Specification (IRS) specifies the requirements imposed on one or more systems, subsystems, Hardware Configuration Items (HWCIs), Computer Software Configuration Items (CSCIs), manual operations, or other system components to achieve one or more interfaces among these entities. An IRS can cover any number of interfaces.
The IRS can be used to supplement the System/Subsystem [...]
Interface Design Description (IDD)
The Interface Design Description (IDD) describes the interface characteristics of one or more systems, subsystems, Hardware Configuration Items (HWCIs), Computer Software Configuration Items (CSCIs), manual operations, or other system components. An IDD describes any number of interfaces.
The IDD is used to supplement the System/Subsystem Design Description (SSDD), Software Design Description (SDD), and Database Design Description [...]
Database Design Description (DBDD)
The Database Design Description (DBDD) describes the design of a database, that is, a collection of related data stored in one or more computerized files in a manner that can be accessed by users or computer programs through a database management system (DBMS). It describes the software units used to access or manipulate the data. [...]
Computer Programming Manual (CPM)
The Computer Programming Manual (CPM) provides information needed by a programmer to understand how to program a given computer. This manual focuses on the computer itself, not on particular software that will run on the computer.
The CPM is intended for newly developed computers, special-purpose computers, or other computers for which commercial or other programming manuals [...]
What is a Firmware Support Manual?
The Firmware Support Manual (FSM) provides the information needed to program and reprogram the firmware devices of a system. It applies to read only memories (ROMs), Programmable ROMs (PROMs), Erasable PROMs (EPROMs), and other firmware devices.
The FSM describes the firmware devices and the equipment, software, and procedures needed to erase firmware devices, load software into [...]
