====== MO-009c — Test Resource Applicability ======

[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-c-requirements:01-mission-objectives:mo-009:start|Go to MO-009 — Reusable Test Resources]]

===== Statement =====

[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dido-te|DIDO-TE]] SHALL determine and record the applicability of each designated reusable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_resource|Test Resource]] to the intended testing context before authorizing its use.

===== Derived From =====

MO-009c derives from [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-c-requirements:01-mission-objectives:mo-009:start|MO-009 — Reusable Test Resources]].

MO-009c specifies the Test Resource applicability portion of MO-009.

===== Rationale =====

A reusable Test Resource does not necessarily apply to every test, [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:candidate_solution|Candidate Solution]], [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]], or execution condition.

Differences in purpose, version, interface, format, configuration, platform, dependency, security classification, authorization, and environmental conditions affect whether a Test Resource supports an intended use.

Determining applicability before use prevents DIDO-TE from applying an incompatible, obsolete, unauthorized, or otherwise unsuitable Test Resource. Recording the determination preserves the basis for selecting the resource and supports repeatability, [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:r:reproducibility|Reproducibility]], and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|Traceability]].

MO-009c governs the applicability determination. The companion requirements separately address Test Resource descriptions, control, and use Traceability.

===== Applies To =====

MO-009c applies to:

  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dido-te|DIDO-TE]]
  * Designated reusable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_resource|Test Resources]]
  * Intended Test Resource uses
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definitions]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:candidate_solution|Candidate Solutions]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environments]]
  * Applicable versions, configurations, interfaces, formats, platforms, and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dependency|Dependencies]]
  * Applicable constraints and conditions of use
  * Test Resource applicability determinations

===== Verification =====

Verification confirms that:

  - DIDO-TE determines the applicability of each designated reusable Test Resource before authorizing its use
  - The applicability determination identifies the intended use
  - The applicability determination identifies the applicable Test Resource and version
  - The applicability determination identifies the testing context to which the Test Resource applies
  - The applicability determination evaluates the relevant versions, configurations, interfaces, formats, platforms, and Dependencies
  - The applicability determination evaluates applicable constraints and conditions of use
  - The applicability determination records whether the Test Resource is applicable, inapplicable, or conditionally applicable
  - A conditionally applicable determination identifies the conditions governing use
  - An inapplicable determination prevents authorization of the Test Resource for the evaluated use
  - DIDO-TE records the basis for each applicability determination
  - DIDO-TE reassesses applicability when a relevant Test Resource or testing-context characteristic changes

===== Referenced By =====

The following pages reference this requirement:

{{backlinks>.#dido:03-dido-te}}

===== Delivery Phase =====

<todo>Assign the delivery phase for MO-009c.</todo>

===== Implementation Status =====

<todo>Record the implementation status of MO-009c after reviewing the implementation plan.</todo>

===== Requirement Status =====

<todo>The proposed derived requirement requires review and acceptance.</todo>

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===== Issues =====

<todo>Confirm the testing-context characteristics that govern Test Resource applicability.</todo>

<todo>Confirm whether the applicability determination applies to a Test Definition, Candidate Solution, Test Environment, Test Execution, or a defined combination of these concepts.</todo>

<todo>Confirm the permitted applicability determinations and whether they include applicable, inapplicable, and conditionally applicable.</todo>

<todo>Confirm the conditions that require DIDO-TE to reassess Test Resource applicability.</todo>

<todo>Confirm who authorizes a Test Resource after DIDO-TE determines its applicability.</todo>

<todo>Confirm whether DIDO-TE requires an approved exception before using a conditionally applicable Test Resource.</todo>

<todo>Confirm the information DIDO-TE records as the basis for an applicability determination.</todo>

<todo>Confirm that MO-009c remains limited to Test Resource applicability and does not duplicate the description, control, or use Traceability obligations assigned to MO-009a, MO-009b, and MO-009d.</todo>

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