Requirements Specification for Airflow/PFE

PFETrack - a web-based order and shipment tracking system

Background

The customer is a freight forwarder who ships freight around the world.

PFE had a program written for them by ACAN Systems Ltd called AcanGold. This was implemented using Microsoft Access, PC Anywhere and Visual Basic.

The system has fallen into disfavour, primarily due to the complications of installing PC Anywhere, but possibly due to other, unspecified inadequacies.

Business Need

The system must replace the functionality of ACAN gold whilst not requiring any 'special' setup. In other words the system needs to conform to the 'common web platform' which we will define as:

• Web browser
• Internet connection

The system must enable importers to send purchase orders to suppliers via their agents. It must track shipments from initiation to delivery.

Users

The system is intended for use by the following users:

• Freight Forwarder
• Overseas Agents
• Importers
• System Administrator

Services

The system will provides the following services to each group of users:

Freight Forwarder (PFE) (Home Agent)

• Enter/Modify Purchase Orders
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Lines
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order shipping details
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Remarks
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Shipping Details

Importers

Importers will have all the same functions as PFE, except they will only be granted access to their own orders.

• Enter/Modify Overseas agent Record ??
• Enter/Modify Purchase Orders
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Lines
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order shipping details
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Remarks
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Shipping Details

Overseas Agents

• Enter/Modify Supplier Record ??
• Enter/Modify Purchase Orders
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Lines
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order shipping details
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Remarks
• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Shipping Details

System Administrator (PFE)

The System Administrator will be able to change fundamental system tables, adding for example additional order statuses.

• Enter/Modify Purchase Order Status Records
• Enter/Modify Country Records
• Enter/Modify Organisation Type Records
• Enter/Modify Organisation Records
  where Organisation may be :
• Overseas Agent
• Supplier
• Importer
• Supplier
• Owner??
• Factory??

Customer Data

There is no requirement to upload legacy data, all data will be entered into the system through the system.

Constraints

Availability

The system should be available 24 hours, 7 days a week.

The system should be installed with an ISP who is known to have good global coverage, as the system is for use in Europe and Asia.

Security

Document Dated: Sun Apr 25 1:34:45 1999 by House
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