Developing Technical Documentation Standards for NOHIMS (Navy Occupational Health Information Management System)

Abstract

Previously, Naval technical documentation standards have been developed using a static, top-down, structured approach that is oriented toward languages such as COBAL and FORTRAN. Because the Navy Occupational Health Information Management System (NOHIMS) uses the Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System (MUMPS) language, which is dynamic in nature, it was felt that new technical documentation standards had to be developed to accommodate its flexibility. This paper describes a transactional approach to documentating the NOHIMS system. Examples of documentation worksheets, as well as a diagram depicting the levels of documentation and their relationship to the transaction center, are provided. This method of documentation may be advantageous for others who are working with dynamic or evolving systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161075

Entities

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  • D. M. Hamilton
  • William Pugh

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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  • Biomedical

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  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Programming
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  • Data Management
  • Databases
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  • High Level Languages
  • Language
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  • Naval Air Stations
  • North America
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  • Computer science

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