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RMsis implements a simple workflow for approving requirements, which does not compromise with the system usability, while providing the required functionality. Essentially there are 3 major stages for a requirement s

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1. Unplanned Table
   1. New 
      • A new requirement filed by a user in UnPlanned Table is assigned this default status.
   2. Valid 
      • Analyst / Manager with appropriate rights can mark the status as valid.
      • It implies that this requirement should be considered for movement into Planned Requirement set.
   3. Invalid 
      • Analyst / Manager with appropriate rights can mark the status as invalid.
      • All invalid requirements are subsequently ignored and hence can be filtered out during the analysis phase.
   4. Deferred
      • Analyst / Manager with appropriate rights can mark the status as deferred.
      • This status is considered in-deterministic and is deferred for another round of analysis.
2. Planned Table
   1. Open 
      • This is the default state, when a requirement is moved to the Planned Requirements Table.
   2. Assigned / Under Development 
      • The state is changed to Assigned, when a User (typically a Business Analyst or Manager) is assigned to a Requirement.
      • In this phase, the owner also analyzes (also assigns values to attributes) and develops the requirement.
   3. Review 
      • The owner changes the status to Review, when he / she considers it complete and fit for review.
   4. Request Approval
      
      • When all review comments have been incorporated, the owner changes the state to Request Approval.
   5. Approved
      • State is set to Approved by the Project Lead / Project Manager.
   6. Completed 
      • When the requirements is completely implemented and ready for release, Project Lead / Project Manager can set the status to Completed,
   7. Closed
      • The status is set to Closed by Project Lead / Project Manager, when the requirement is completed and released in the product and no further work needs to be done on the same.

State Transition Diagram

Transitions

For Unplanned Table transitions

For Unplanned Table to Planned Table Transition

For Planned Table Transitions

Notes on State Changes

1. Review State is just indicated by the attribute value and can be used by any viewer to filter out the requirements in Review State.
2. When an Owner is assigned to a requirement, the state automatically changes to Assigned.
   1. If the user tries to change the state to Assigned, he/she should be given an error asking to assign a user in order to change state.

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