WorkProductDescriptor
Work Product (Artifact): Deployment Packaging |
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Usually, installing an application or putting one into production requires both the executables and many other items. This work product documents the items shipped with the system. |
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Purpose
This work product is comprised of the items required for installation and deployment of the system and for a
successful conclusion of the project.
It clarifies an important category (and possibly the most important category) of the project, namely those work
products required for successful installation and execution of the system.
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Relationships
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Main Description
This work product includes things required to run the system, such as:
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Executables (for example, .exe files on OS/2)
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Load libraries (for example, .dll files on OS/2)
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Screen layouts (for example, .res files on OS/2)
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Messages (for example, .msg files on OS/2)
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Runtime images (for example, .vkg .exe)
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.dll and image files (for example, those that make up a VisualAge application on OS/2)
It can also include other things, such as:
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Installation instructions
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User help materials, such as tutorials or reference guides
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Warranty registration cards
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The actual packaging (such as a box or envelope) which contains the items being distributed
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Properties
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Key Considerations
Knowing the environment and experience level of the intended audience is essential. Therefore, before producing mass
quantities, it is best to mock up a single copy and do a test with someone similar to the intended audience. Clarity,
accuracy, and completeness are key requirements.
Always provide some sort of contact point for people who will receive copies of the package. This could be a telephone
number staffed by someone who can answer questions about the content of the package and its use.
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Tailoring
Impact of not having | Without careful and prescribed packaging, you risk forgetting to include something that is required for the successful
deployment of the system. |
Reasons for not needing | If the system is installed in one site only by the development team then there may not be a need for this work product.
However, any time the installation is done by persons other than the development team, develop this work product. |
Representation Options | This work product is usually specified on a text-based checklist. The packaging itself can be physical packaging
(such as box containing paper documentation and physical media), or can be a downloadable package of software and
documentation. |
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