Complete Systems Analysis: The Workbook, the Textbook, the Answers

3.10. Review: Writing Mini Specifications

Before You Reached Here ...

You have written a mini specification for the process ASSIGN AGENCY TO EXECUTIVE. This problem was defined in Chapter 1.11 Writing Mini Specifications.

Reviewing the Specification

We chose structured language for our first version of the specification, and translated Stamford Brook’s information like this:

Mini specification 9 Assign Agency to Executive

For a NEW AGENCY

Find SALES EXECUTIVE(S) who has fewer than 10 SELLING relationships with

ADVERTISING AGENCY(s)

Select the executive with the least number of SELLING relationships

If more than one SALES EXECUTIVE has the least number

Select an executive with the earliest SERVICING START DATE for the

most recent SELLING ...