Guidelines for Func.spec

[Former Member]

Hello,

could someone provide a few guidelines to keep in mind before developing the functional specifications ?

thanks in advance

Raj

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Raj,

Before going for any functional spec.ensure waht exactly is the requirement,

check wheather it can be done with config.or is it beyond that.

Ex.Assigining a sales off.requires only the config.

If you are developing a new report altogether,then you need to know as what is the report used for,what are the input fields,what are the manadatory fields,what is the input range you want to have.

You write all this in the func.spec. and pass on to the ABAPr fort eh dev.

Hope this clears your doubt.

Reward if it helps.

SriRam

[Former Member]

hi raj,

pl check this link :

<a href="http://sap-img.com/general/what-are-functional-specification-in-sap.htm">Functional Spec</a>

Pl. reward if it helps.

Thanks & Regards

Sadhu Kishore

[Former Member]

Dear Raj

Functional Specification in SAP:

To speak at macro level that is at projet manager or at senior levels. The Functional Spec (Specification) which is a comprehensive document is created after the (SRS) Software Requirements Document. It provides more details on selected items originally described in the Software Requirements Template. Elsewhre organizations combine these two documents into a single document.

The Functional Specification describes the features of the desired functinality.. It describes the product's features as seen by the stake holders,and contains the technical information and the data needed for the design and developement.

The Functional Specification defines what the functionality will be of a particulat area that is to be precise a transaction in SAP terminology.

The Functional Specification document to create a detailed design document that explains in detail how the software will be designed and developed.

The functional specification translates the Software Requirements template into a technical description which

a) Ensures that the product feature requirements are correctly understood before moving into the next step, that is detchnical developement process.

b) Clearly and unambiguously provides all the information necessary for the technical consultants to develop the objects.

At the consultant level the functional spects are preapred by functinal consultants on any functionality for the purpose of getting the same functinality designed by the technical pepole as most of the times the functionalities according to the requirements of the clients are not available on ready made basis.

Let me throw some light on documentation which is prepared before and in a project:

1) Templates

2) Heat Analysis -

3) Fit Gap or Gap Analysis

4) Business Process Design

5) Business Process Model

6) Business Change & Impact

7) Configuration Design, which is just 5 % of Total SAP- have different names -

😎 Future Impact & Change Assessement

9) Functional Design (Module Wise)

10) Risk Assessement

11) Process Metrics and Many More-- Which has impact on Business and its work flow

Hope this helps you.

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Regards,

Rakesh

[Former Member]

Hi Raj,

As others have suggested.

1. You need to be clear abou the business process and the actual requirement to be met

2. Explain the process in brief and the purpose of the FS

3. Explain the Requirment of FS

4. What are the different Tables you are going to use and the Fields which need to be used with description of field

5. Expin the Logic of how to use and why to use these tables to meet your requirement.

I have sent mail of a sample FS which might help you.

Reward if it helps

Regards

Srini

[Former Member]

Hi Raj,

Can you please fwd me the sample FS sent to you by Srini?

Thanks

Juhi

[Former Member]

Hi Juhi,

sent the sample FS

Regards

Srini

[Former Member]

Could u provide me ur emial addresses pls

[Former Member]

Another question is that : could you please explain the significance of the fields "Revision History", "Functions", and "references" and if you can walk me through the significance of the other fields as well, it would be great.

Thanks

Raj

[Former Member]

Hi,

1. Be clear about the functionality of the process.

2. Find out the tables and fields that are required for preparing the program.

3. The information given to the programmer should be partly technical for him to understand.

4. Feed in the conditions that should be taken care in the coding.

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Chandru

[Former Member]

General Guidelines for Func. Spec:

1. What the requirement is?

2. Which are the Tables & table joints required?

3. Logic of how use which table data & meet the requirement.

Regards,

Rajesh Banka

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