Development of an Inventory of Operational Data Bases. Volume I. Narrative Discussion.
Abstract
This study documents Navy and Marine Corps automated data bases which are managed at the Departmental level and are currently operational. This documentation is to provide an inventory of selected data bases which have a potential for use in planning, programming, and budgeting by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). The following are among the conclusions based on the study: (1) There is a need to develop and make available non-technical systems documentation for use by managers and staff personnel who are not trained in automated data processing; (2) The NAVCOSSACT automated listing of Navy automated data systems appears to provide the most promising source for initially identifying systems relevant to a specific information requirement; (3) The large number of systems and the diverse methods for maintaining systems documentation inhibit functionally oriented managers from maintaining a current awareness of systems applications; and (4) There is a requirement within BUMED for a comprehensively documented inventory of both internally and externally managed automated data processing systems and their related data bases for use by medical and dental functional managers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA033949