Lists of Items and the Order of Steps and Data Elements
George Koelsch · Apress eBooks · 2023
Chapter 2 stated you define your requirement down to the atomic level. So does that mean you have only one value in each shall statement? The answer is no. As with most things in life, and requirements definition, it depends. Examining the following examples will help you determine when a list within a requirement will work, vs. just a list of requirements. Experience working requirements will help you judge as you see what works one way vs. the other. Another situation where lists of items occur is in the specifications of messages, which you will examine here. Then we look at lists of requirements that have a sequence or order associated with them. Finally, you will examine the order of data elements.