Function Point WORKBENCH™ User Manual Table of Contents

1 OVERVIEW

• THE WORKBENCH USERS

• THE METHODOLOGY

• TYPES OF COUNTS

• STORING COUNTS

• RE-USE OF COUNTS

• REPORTING COUNTS

• USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE

• FEATURE SUMMARY

2 THE WORKBENCH WORKPLACE

• STARTING AND QUITTING THE WORKBENCH

  • Starting the WORKBENCH

  • Quitting the WORKBENCH

• THE WORKBENCH DATABASES

• DATABASE CONVERSIONS

• BACKUP AND RECOVERY

• COUNT WINDOWS

• STATUS BAR

• USING HELP

• GETTING SUPPORT

• SENDING SUGGESTIONS

3 METHODOLOGY

• INTRODUCTION

• THE COMPONENTS OF THE FUNCTIONAL MODEL

  • A Logical Transaction

  • A Logical File

  • Relationships between the Logical Transactions

  • Relationships between the Logical Transactions and the Logical Files

  • Outlining the Impact of an Enhancement Project

  • Transaction Attributes for Selecting Software Sub-Sets

• REPORTING THE FUNCTIONAL MODEL

• EXTENDING THE FUNCTIONAL MODEL TO SUPPORT FUNCTION POINT SIZING

• REPORTING THE FUNCTION POINT SIZE

  • Selection of Software Subset by Hierarchy Branch

  • Selection of Software Subset by Transaction Attributes

• METHODOLOGY GUIDES

4 MANAGING THE COUNT

• TYPES OF COUNTS

• COUNT NAMES

• CREATE COUNT

  • Basing a Count on an Existing Count

  • Converting Between IFPUG Counting Standards

• MODIFY COUNT

• VIEW COUNT

• DELETE COUNT

• CHANGE COUNT STATUS

  • Status Types

  • Modifying Count Status

• UPDATE SYSTEM MASTER

  • Overview

  • Updating the System MASTER

• CLOSING A COUNT

5 BUILDING THE FUNCTIONAL MODEL

• RECORDING TRANSACTIONS

  • Building the Hierarchy

  • Controlling the Hierarchy Display

  • Exploding or Imploding Branches

  • Displaying Function Point Data in the Transaction Hierarchy Display

  • Setting User Display Defaults

  • Navigating the Hierarchy

• RECORDING FILES

  • System Files, Count Files, Transaction Files and Component Files

  • Building the Count File List

  • Linking Files to a Transaction

  • Linking Files to a Component

  • Filtered File Lists

• OUTLINING THE SCOPE OF AN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

  • Application and Project Boundaries

  • Indicating the Scope of Enhancement Project - Transactions

  • Indicating the Scope of Enhancement Project - Files

6 ALLOCATING FUNCTION POINTS

• CLASSIFYING TRANSACTIONS

• CLASSIFYING FILES

• VALUE ADJUSTMENT FACTOR

  • Rating General Systems Characteristics

  • Modifying a Rating for a General System Characteristic

  • Viewing a Rating for a General System Characteristic

7 ANNOTATING THE COUNT

• RECORDING THE COUNT DESCRIPTION

• DOCUMENTING WITH NOTES

  • Attaching Notes to Transactions

  • Attaching Notes to Files

  • Attaching Notes to General System Characteristics

8 USING LABELS TO ANALYSE COUNTS

• OVERVIEW

• SELECTING LABELS FOR A COUNT

  • Adding a Count Label

  • Deleting a Count Label

• ASSIGNING A LABEL / OPTION TO A TRANSACTION

  • Linking Labels Directly to a Transaction

  • Globally Linking Labels to Transactions

9 GLOBAL & SYSTEM SPECIFIC TABLES

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  • Global Tables

  • System Tables

• GLOBAL TABLES

  • System List

  • Label List - Global Use

  • Phase List

  • Documentation List

• SYSTEM TABLES

  • System Description

  • Project List

  • Notes List

  • System File List

  • Label List - System Specific

  • Label List - System Use

  • Count List

10 SEARCHING & BUILDING VIEWS

• DIRECT HIGHLIGHTING OF NODES

• SEARCH & HIGHLIGHT MENU OPTIONS

• SEARCH & HIGHLIGHT

• SEARCH - COMPLEX LABELS

  • Definitions Used For Building A Complex Label

  • Building The Complex Label

  • Maintaining The Complex Label

• SEARCH - ENHANCEMENT TYPES

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

• SEARCH - LINKED FILES

  • Building The Search Items List

  • Using The Search Options

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

  • Finding Transactions Or Components With No Linked Files

• SEARCH - LINKED LABEL / OPTION

  • Building The Search Items List

  • Using The Search Options

  • Inverting The Search

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

• SEARCH - LINKED LABELS

  • Building The Search Items List

  • Using The Search Options

  • Inverting The Search

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

• SEARCH - LINKED NOTES

  • Building The Search Items List

  • Using The Search Options

  • Inverting The Search

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

• SEARCH - TRANSACTION / COMPONENT

  • Building The Search Items List

  • Using The Search Options

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

• SEARCH - TRANSACTION

  • Building The Search Items List

  • Using The Search Options

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

• SEARCH - TRANSACTION FP ATTRIBUTES

  • Building The Search Items List

  • Using The Search Options

  • Modifying The Selection Title

  • Activating The Search

• MOVING BETWEEN HIGHLIGHTED NODES

  • Moving Between Highlighted Items

• REFRESHING AND CLEARING HIGHLIGHTS

  • Refreshing Highlights

  • Clearing Highlighting

11 REPORTING CONCEPTS

• SCOPE OF REPORTING

  • Transactions and Files Eligible for Reporting

  • Reporting Count Subsets - Concept of Count Views

• REPORTING WITH / WITHOUT FILES

• CONTRIBUTION OF FILES TO A COUNT

12 COUNT REPORTS

• REPORTING ON A COUNT

  • Display Function Point Summaries

• PRINTED REPORTS

  • Overview

• COUNT DETAIL REPORTS

  • Hierarchy Diagram - Print Options

  • Hierarchy Outline - Print Options

  • File Details - Print Options

• COUNT ANALYSIS REPORTS

  • Multiple Instances Of The Analysis Reporting Preview Windows

  • Count Subsystem Analysis - Print Options

  • Count Label Analysis - Print Options

  • Count Subsystem And Label Analysis - Print Options

  • Enhancement Impact Analysis - Print Options

  • Enhancement Profile - Print Options

  • Value Adjustment Factor Profile - Print Options

  • Relative Complexity Of Function Types

  • Relative Contribution Of Function Types - Print Options

  • Project Cancellation Risk - Print Options

• DISPLAYING FUNCTION POINT DETAILS

• TRANSACTION LABEL VALUES COLOUR DISPLAY

13 PORTFOLIO REPORTING

• PORTFOLIO REPORTING - OVERVIEW

• WORKBENCH FUNCTIONALITY IMPACTING THE PORTFOLIO REPORTING

  • Set Portfolio Reporting Availability

  • Update Portfolio Reporting Data

• PORTFOLIO REPORT CONCEPTS

  • Set Report Options

  • Select Counts For The Report

  • Saving Reports

• PORTFOLIO REPORTS

  • Count List

  • Application Portfolio

  • Application Count List

  • Application Volatility

  • Development Work Products

  • Project Volatility

• PORTFOLIO REPORTING DATABASE MANAGEMENT

  • New Reporting Database

  • Refresh Open Database

  • Save Database

  • Open Database

14 UTILITIES

• CHANGE DIRECTORY

• CREATE NEW DATABASE

• EXPORT COUNT TO

• IMPORT COUNT FROM

• COPY DATABASE TO

• COPY DATABASE FROM

• BACKUP DATABASE

  • Setting Up The Backup Batch Job

• RESTORE DATABASE

  • Setting Up The Restore Batch Job

• REBUILD DATABASE INDEXES

• EXPORT TO KNOWLEDGEPLAN

  • Labelling Reused Code

• IMPORT FROM CSV (SPREADSHEET) FILE

  • Importing Transactions

  • Importing Files

  • Importing Value Adjustment Factor Data

• USER SETUP

  • Change Password

  • View Users

  • Modify Users

• EDIT SETUP FILES

APPENDIX A - SAMPLE REPORTS

APPENDIX B - FUNCTION DECOMPOSITION