Translating System Development Documents to Hypertext: A Generic Process and Lessons Learned from a Prototype.
Abstract
This paper presents a generic process and lessons learned for developing hypertext versions of system development documents (e.g., requirements documents and design documents). System development documents describe many complex subcomponent interrelationships, making the information difficult to understand. What is desired is a tightly woven document, that is, a hypertext document with a large number of internal hypertext interconnections that help the reader examine subcomponents and their interrelationships on line. The generic process for developing tightly woven documents and the lessons learned described in this paper are based on our experiences in developing a prototype tightly woven document for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO). We recommend that BMDO consider, at document conception, developing and distributing key system development documents as tightly woven hypertext documents using the information discussed in this paper.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA307092
Entities
People
- David A. Wheeler
- Dennis W. Fife
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses