Typical list of data items for system/software development

Data requirements.

The following Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) must be listed, as applicable, on the Contract Data Requirements List when this standard is applied on a contract.

DID Number DID Title

DI-MGMT-XXXXX Program Plan
DI-CMAN-XXXXX Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)
DI-IPSC-XXXXX Configuration Management Plan (CMP)
DI-CMAN-XXXXX Data Management Plan (FSM)
DI-IPSC-81427 Software Development Plan (SDP)
DI-IPSC-81438 Software Test Plan (STP)
DI-IPSC-81428 Software Installation Plan (SIP)
DI-IPSC-81429 Software Transition Plan (STrP)
DI-IPSC-81430 Operational Concept Description (OCD)
DI-IPSC-81431 System/Subsystem Specification (SSS)
DI-IPSC-81434 Interface Requirements Specification (IRS)
DI-IPSC-81432 System/Subsystem Design Description (SSDD)
DI-IPSC-81436 Interface Design Description (IDD)
DI-IPSC-81433 Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
DI-IPSC-81435 Software Design Description (SDD)
DI-IPSC-81437 Database Design Description (DBDD)
DI-IPSC-81439 Software Test Description (STD)
DI-IPSC-81440 Software Test Report (STR)
DI-IPSC-81441 Software Product Specification (SPS)
DI-IPSC-81442 Software Version Description (SVD)
DI-IPSC-81443 Software User Manual (SUM)
DI-IPSC-81445 Software Input/Output Manual (SIOM)
DI-IPSC-81444 Software Center Operator Manual (SCOM)
DI-IPSC-81446 Computer Operation Manual (COM)
DI-IPSC-81447 Computer Programming Manual (CPM)
DI-IPSC-81448 Firmware Support Manual (FSM)

The above DIDs will be those cleared as of the date of the contract.

Relationship between this list and CDRL. If the CDRL calls for a DID different from the one named in corresponding paragraph(s) of this list, all references to the DID in the list should be interpreted to mean the one in the CDRL.

Delivery of tool contents. Depending on contract provisions, the developer may be permitted to satisfy CDRL requirements by delivering:

• 1) a repository or database containing the information specified in the cited DID;
• 2) a means of accessing that repository or database, such as a CASE tool, if not already available to the recipients designated on the CDRL; and
• 3) a hard-copy or electronically stored table of contents, specifying how and where to access the information required in each paragraph of the DID.

Tailoring guidance. This list and its Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) are applied at the discretion of the acquirer. In each application, the list and DIDs should be tailored to the specific requirements of a particular program, program phase, or contractual structure. Care should be taken to eliminate tasks that add unnecessary costs and data that do not add value to the process or the product. Tailoring for the standard takes the form of deletion of activities, alteration of activities to more explicitly reflect the application to a particular effort, or addition of activities to satisfy program requirements. This tailoring is specified in the Statement of Work. Tailoring for the DIDs consists of deleting requirements for unneeded information and making other changes, such as combining two documents under one cover, that do not increase the required workload. DID tailoring for deliverables is specified in the CDRL.

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