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Software Requirements Specification for Web Publishing System
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Introduction
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to present a detailed description of the Web Publishing System. It will explain the purpose and features of the system, the interfaces of the system, what the system will do, the constraints under which it must operate and how the system will react to external stimuli. This document is intended for both the stakeholders and the developers of the system and will be proposed to the Regional Historical Society for its approval.
Scope of Project
This software system will be a Web Publishing System for a local editor of a regional historical society. This system will be designed to maximize the editor’s productivity by providing tools to assist in automating the article review and publishing process, which would otherwise have to be performed manually. By maximizing the editor’s work efficiency and production the system will meet the editor’s needs while remaining easy to understand and use.
More specifically, this system is designed to allow an editor to manage and communicate with a group of reviewers and authors to publish articles to a public website. The software will facilitate communication between authors, reviewers, and the editor via E-Mail. Preformatted reply forms are used in every stage of the articles’ progress through the system to provide a uniform review process; the location of these forms is configurable via the application’s maintenance options. The system also contains a relational database containing a list of Authors, Reviewers, and Articles.
Initial Step-By-Step Description
Before this use case can be initiated, the Editor has already accessed the main page of the Article Manager and has a file containing the article available.
1. The Editor selects to Receive Article.
2. The system presents a choice of entering a new article or updating an existing article.
3. The Editor chooses to add or to update.
4. If the Editor is updating an article, the system presents a list of articles to choose from and presents a grid for filling with the information; else the system presents a blank grid.
5. The Editor fills in the information and submits the form.
6. The system verifies the information and returns the Editor to the Article Manager main page.
User Characteristics
The Reader is expected to be Internet literate and be able to use a search engine. The main screen of the Online Journal Website will have the search function and a link to “Author/Reviewer Information.”
The Author and Reviewer are expected to be Internet literate and to be able to use email with attachments.
The Editor is expected to be Windows literate and to be able to use button, pull-down menus, and similar tools.
The detailed look of these pages is discussed in section 3.2 below.
External Interface Requirements
The only link to an external system is the link to the Historical Society (HS) Database to verify the membership of a Reviewer. The Editor believes that a society member is much more likely to be an effective reviewer and has imposed a membership requirement for a Reviewer. The HS Database fields of interest to the Web Publishing Systems are member’s name, membership (ID) number, and email address (an optional field for the HS Database).
The Assign Reviewer use case sends the Reviewer ID to the HS Database and a Boolean is returned denoting membership status. The Update Reviewer use case requests a list of member names, membership numbers and (optional) email addresses when adding a new Reviewer. It returns a Boolean for membership status when updating a Reviewer.