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BS ISO/IEC 6592:2000

Superseded
Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Information technology. Guidelines for the documentation of computer-based application systems
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2008

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-2000

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Use of this International Standard
4.1 Purpose of documentation
4.2 Principles of documentation
4.3 Application of this International Standard to a
    software system
4.3.1 General application
4.3.2 Specification of document contents
4.3.3 Review of existing document contents
4.4 Constraints
4.5 Customization
5 Documentation method
5.1 Overview of the description of information items
5.2 Documentation profile
5.3 Description of information items
5.4 Detailed description of information items
Annex A (informative) Example of a documentation profile
Bibliography

Establishes a guide for documenting information systems (ISs) and is intended to be used in that area. Applies to the software of IS, although some hardware aspects, such as configuration of the system are included. Not to be used as a guide to the way documents are structured or organized, but supplies a checklist for two parties to use to reach agreement on document content.

Committee
IST/15
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5515(1984) & 96/646939 DC (03/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
40
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO/IEC 6592:2000 Identical

ISO 9127:1988 Information processing systems User documentation and cover information for consumer software packages
ISO/IEC 12207:2008 Systems and software engineering Software life cycle processes

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