Artifact: Software user documentation
Purpose
Describes the way of using the software based on the user interface
Relationships
Description
Main Description

 It may have the following characteristics:

  • User procedures for performing specified tasks using the Software
  • Installation and de-installation procedures
  • Brief description of the intended use of the Software (the concept of operations)
  • The supplied and required resources
  • Needed operational environment
  • Availability of problem reporting and assistance
  • Procedures to access and exit the Software
  • Lists and explains software commands and system-provided messages to the user
  • As appropriate for the identified risk, it includes warnings, cautions, and notes, with corrections
  • It includes troubleshooting and error correction procedures.

It is written in terms understandable by users.

The applicable statuses are: preliminary, verified and baselined.