Capability Guide: Interfaces and Requirements¶

Purpose¶

Maintain interface and requirement artifacts as traceable engineering contracts consumable by verification and release governance.

Modules In Scope¶

• interface_mgmt
• project_interface_mgmt
• requirements_mgmt
• analysis_mgmt

When To Use This Guide¶

• importing/refining requirement baselines
• establishing interface-to-requirement link integrity
• improving requirement quality and coverage
• preparing verification scope from requirement state

Workflow¶

flowchart LR
    Intf["Interface Definition"] --> PIntf["Project Interface Coordination"]
    PIntf --> ReqImport["Requirement Import and Baseline"]
    ReqImport --> Review["Review, Comments, Classification"]
    Review --> Trace["Trace Link Refinement"]
    Trace --> Analysis["Quality and Gap Analysis"]

Step-by-Step¶

1. Ensure interface definitions reflect current system boundaries.
2. Coordinate project-level interface IDs and mappings.
3. Import or update requirements in module context.
4. Run review/comment cycles and resolve issues.
5. Establish/repair trace links to interfaces/elements.
6. Run analysis views for quality/coverage gaps.
7. Export requirement scope for verification/release workflows.

Artifacts Produced¶

• controlled interface records
• project interface ID maps
• requirement baseline with review state
• trace links and quality analysis outputs

Downstream Consumers¶

• verification_validation_mgmt: verification scope and link targets
• baseline_mgmt: release candidate requirement state
• impact_assessment: impact basis for requirement changes

Validation Checklist¶

docker compose run --rm app sh -c "pytest interface_mgmt/tests project_interface_mgmt/tests requirements_mgmt/tests -v"
./scripts/run_smoke_tests.sh

• requirements linked to valid interface/system context
• review/comment state retained after bulk updates
• quality analysis shows expected coverage behavior

Common Failure Modes¶