====== ENV-001a — Define Test Environment Purpose ======

[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-c-requirements:03-functional-requirements:03-01-test-environment-requirements:env-001-define-test-environment:start|Go to ENV-001 — Define Test Environment]]

===== Statement =====

The [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dido-te|DIDO-TE]] SHALL record the purpose of each [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]] as controlled information.

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

  * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-005|[DTE5] DIDO-TE Requirements Register]], source requirement identifier and obligation to be assigned
  * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-006|[DTE6] Structured Information Processing Reference Architecture (SIP-RA)]]
  * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-007|[DTE7] Federated Data Interpretation Systems Reference Architecture (FDIS-RA)]]

===== Rationale =====

The recorded purpose establishes why a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]] exists and provides context for interpreting its composition, [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:configuration|Configuration]], and use.

The purpose also supports evaluation of whether the Test Environment is appropriate for an applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definition]] and whether resulting [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:evidence|Evidence]] relates to the intended testing activity.

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

  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]]

===== Verification =====

Verification confirms that:

  * Each Test Environment has a recorded purpose.
  * The recorded purpose identifies why the Test Environment exists.
  * The DIDO-TE controls the recorded purpose.
  * The absence of a recorded purpose constitutes nonconformance with this requirement.

Verification includes:

  * Inspection of the controlled information for each Test Environment
  * Confirmation that the information contains the purpose of the Test Environment
  * A negative assessment using a Test Environment without a recorded purpose
  * Confirmation that the negative assessment produces a nonconformance result

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

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===== Related Architecture Sections =====

  * Add links to the architecture sections governing the definition and control of a Test Environment.

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

Assign the applicable delivery phase.

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

Draft

===== Statement Reference =====

Use the following syntax to reference this requirement’s Statement section from another DokuWiki page:

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