Using an Objective and Requirement Diagram
With HOPEX Application Design, you can also create your objectives and requirements diagram from a specification project.
An objective is a goal that a company/organization wants to achieve, or is the target set by a process or an operation. An objective allows you to highlight the features in a process or operation that require improvement.A requirement is a need or expectation explicitly expressed, imposed as a constraint to be respected within the context of a project. This project can be a certification project or an organizational project or an information system project.Viewing an Objective and Requirement Diagram
To view the project objective and requirement diagram of a project:
1. Right-click the project to open its pop-up menu.
2. Double-click Project Objective and Requirement Diagram.
The diagram opens.
In this example, the project meets the quantitative objective of reduction in boat immobilization time, and the qualitative objectives of improvement in the communication system on the one hand and the management of suppliers on the other.
These objectives are linked to technical or system requirements, such as 24/24 and 7/7 access to the process urgent purchase request application.
The urgent purchase processing process must respect company objectives related to reducing boat immobilization time and simplifying access to suppliers and products.
In addition, the equipment purchasing application must be accessible 24/7. The inventory management application must integrate the requirements for setting up product catalog and supplier database. Finally, the inventory management application must integrate the on-site spare parts management requirement.
To show application or organizational components in an objective and requirement diagram, you must have activated the corresponding view from View > Views and Details.Organizational processes are available with the HOPEX Business Process Analysis product.Creating a Project Objective and Requirement Diagram
Creating a project objective and requirement diagram
To create a new project objective and requirement diagram:
1. Right-click your project and select New > Project Objective and Requirement Diagram.
An empty diagram appears.
For more details on objectives and requirements diagrams, see "Objectives and Requirements", page 675.2. In the navigation tree, click on the project described to drag it to the diagram.
Adding objectives to the project objective and requirement diagram.
To add an objective:
1. Click the Objective button in the diagram insert toolbar, then click in the diagram.
The add objective dialog box appears.
2. In the Name field, select List.
3. Select the objective that interests you and click OK.
The objective appears in the diagram and in the project navigation tree.
If the described project is positioned in the diagram, a link between the project and the objective automatically appears.Adding requirements to the project objective and requirement diagram.
To add a requirement:
1. Click the Requirement button in the diagram insert toolbar, then click in the diagram.
The add requirement dialog box appears.
2. In the Name field, select List.
3. Select the requirement that interests you and click OK.
The requirement appears in the diagram.
If the described project is positioned in the diagram, a link between the project and the requirement automatically appears.Associating an objective to a requirement in an objective and requirement diagram
To specify the objective associated with a requirement using a project objective and requirement diagram:
1. Open the diagram
2. Click the Link button.
3. Click the objective and, holding the mouse button down, draw a link to the requirement.
A link from the objective to the requirement appears in the diagram. The name of the requirement appears within the shape of the objective.
The link can also be created from the requirement to the objective.The objective and requirement properties pages are then updated.
For more details on the properties of a requirement or an objective, see Viewing the properties of an objective of the current project and Viewing the properties of a requirement of the project in progress..Connecting Technical and Organizational Components to Requirements
Reminder of principle
The technical and organizational components to which the objectives and requirements relate can be specified.
For example, the "Purchasing Management" application must respect requirements related to setting up a product catalog and a centralized supplier database.
These links can be created graphically in the project objective and requirement diagram.
Adding an application in the objective and requirement diagram
To connect an application to a requirement from an objective and requirement diagram, we must first show the applications in the diagram since they are not displayed by default.
To view applications in a project objective and requirement diagram:
1. Click the Views and Details
button in the diagram toolbar.
button in the diagram toolbar.2. Select the Applications, IT Services, Databases check box.
3. Click OK.
The corresponding buttons appear in the insert toolbar.
To insert an application in the objective and requirement diagram:
1. In the objects toolbar, click the Application button.
2. Click on the diagram.
The add application dialog box appears.
3. Click the arrow at the right of the Name box and select List in the drop-down list.
The list of applications accessible from the current library appears.
4. Select the required application.
5. Click Add.
The application appears in the diagram.
Connecting an application to a requirement
Connecting an application to a requirement can have two non-exclusive meanings:
• Either the application contributes to satisfaction of a requirement,
• Or the application is constrained by the requirement.
To graphically specify that an application contributes to satisfaction of a requirement :
1. Click the reel button 
in the insert toolbar.
in the insert toolbar.2. Click the applicationand, holding the mouse button down, draw a link to the requirement.
The directional link appears as a dotted line from the application to the requirement.
To graphically specify that an application is constrained by satisfaction of a requirement:
1. Click the reel button in the insert toolbar.
in the insert toolbar.2. Click the requirement and, holding the mouse button down, draw a link to the application.
3. Release the button.
The directional link appears from the requirement to the application.
The requirement and objective properties pages are then updated.
For more details on the properties of a requirement or an objective, see Viewing the properties of an objective of the current project and Viewing the properties of a requirement of the project in progress..