- Fix grammar and form in chapter "2.Writing documentation"
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@node History, Directory overview, Top, Top
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@unnumbered History
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@cindex history of changes
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@table @strong
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@node Directory overview, Writing documentation, History, Top
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@chapter Directory overview
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@cindex directory layout
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@cindex source code organization
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If you need to work on SGPEM sources, you'll probably
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be interested in understanding how this package directory
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@ -201,25 +203,28 @@ The source files of SGPEM.
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@node Formal documents and draft proposals, Documenting code, Writing documentation, Writing documentation
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@section Formal documents and draft proposals
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@cindex formal documents
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@cindex draft proposals
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@subsection Introduction
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For writing and editing technical documents we use a subsection
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of the free office suite @emph{OpenOffice.org 2.0.0}, namely @emph{OpenOffice.org Writer}.
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of the free (as in speech) office suite @emph{OpenOffice.org 2.0.0},
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namely @emph{OpenOffice.org Writer}.
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In some cases also use some other subsections of @emph{OpenOffice.org}
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will be used, like @emph{OpenOffice.org Calc} for calculations and
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We sporadically also use other parts of the suite, such as
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@emph{OpenOffice.org Calc} for calculations and
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charts, and @emph{OpenOffice.org Impress} for presentations.
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@subsection Technical document format
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All technical documents must respect the styles and formats
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All technical documents must respect the style and formats
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explained hereafter.
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@itemize
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@item
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@emph{All the document start with the Cover Page} :
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@emph{All the documents start with a Cover Page} :
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The @b{cover page} contains in the right corner the logo, name and address
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of company. In the middle of the page there's the @b{title} of the specific
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of the company. In the middle of the page there's the @b{title} of the specific
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technical document. Under the title goes the @b{acronym} of the project
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(@acronym{SGPEMv2}), followed by the @b{version} of the document.
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@ -235,53 +240,55 @@ be reported the @b{status} of the document, either @emph{Formal} or
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@emph{Informal}, followed by one of the tags @emph{External} or
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@emph{Internal}.
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The @b{footer} of the cover page must contain the name of the @b{Author} of
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The @b{footer} of the cover page should contain the name of the @b{Author} of
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that technical document.
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@item
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The page after the cover page has to contain:
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@enumerate
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@item
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@strong{Distribution List}: to whom the document goes, it includes
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the Surname and Name of the person to who delivers the document along with
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the role of that person.
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@item
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@strong{History of changes} : where to trace the changes made to the specific
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document, including the date of the change, the person who made the
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@strong{Distribution List}: to whom the document goes. It includes
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the Surname and Name of the person to be reached by the document,
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along with the role of that person.
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@item
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@strong{History of changes}: where to trace the changes made to the
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document, including the date of the edit, the person who made the
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change, and the reason(s) of it.
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@item
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@strong{List of Approved Versions} : here all the approved versions of
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that document are traced, reporting the date and the name of the
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person who approved that version.
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@strong{List of Approved Versions}: here are traced all the approved
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versions of the document, reporting the date and the name of the
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person who approved that particular revision.
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@end enumerate
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@item
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An @b{Abstract} must follow the List of Approved Versions: a short
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one-liner of what the document is about.
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An @b{Abstract} has to follow the List of Approved Versions: it's
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a short one-liner of what the document is about.
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@item
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On a new page, there's a @b{Table of Contents} that shows all
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the @b{Headings} in the file.
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If the document has a lot of Illustrations, then after the @b{Table of
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Contents} it should follow a @b{Illustration Index} of all figures
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included in the file.
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If the document includes a lot of figures, then after the @b{Table of
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Contents} there should be an @b{Illustration Index}.
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@item
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After that, every document has to start with the @b{Introduction} section,
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where it will be described the purpose of the document, the purpose
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of the product and it will be included a list of used @b{References}.
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where it will be described the purpose of the document and the purpose
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of the product, along with a list of used @b{References} to other
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documents or resources.
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@item
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The other parts of the document are specific to the technical document
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itself, and therefore should be managed by the author of the document.
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Other parts of the document are specific to the technical document
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itself, and therefore should be managed by the editor.
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Mostly, the general structure for the more common documents can be found at
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@uref{http://www.math.unipd.it/~tullio/IS-1/2005/Progetto/Documenti.html}
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(in Italian).
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In the @samp{docs/misc/} directory of the Subversion repository,
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there's an OpenOffice.org @b{template} with some already defined
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styles you should inherit from. Its name is @file{templatedocument.ott}.
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@ -289,16 +296,16 @@ styles you should inherit from. Its name is @file{templatedocument.ott}.
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@item
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At the end of every document there should be a @b{Glossary}. The Glossary
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is a file on its own (usually, @file{docs/externals/Glossary.odt}
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off the repository), so new entries must be inserted into it.
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off the repository), so new entries must be inserted into this latter.
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Every technical document should ``include'' the afore mentioned file.
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Please refer to the @emph{OpenOffice.org} manual about @emph{Sections} to know
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how to do so. The Glossary will then be linked to the current document
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how to do so. The Glossary will so be linked to the current document
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dinamically, and every change done on the Glossary will reflect
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in an automatical update in every linker.
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in an automatic update in every referer.
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In this way all the technical documents will automatically contain the
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latest up-to-date version of the Glossary.
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In this way all the technical documents are always able to have the
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latest up-to-date and synchronized revision of the Glossary.
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@item
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The @b{Header} of all pages, except the one on the cover page,
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in the left corner, the name of the company;
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@item
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in the right corner, the Chapter number and name.
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in the right corner, the chapter number and name.
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@end itemize
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@item
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The @b{Footer} of every page, except the cover page, contains:
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The @b{Footer} of every page, except on the cover page, contains:
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@itemize
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@item
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@end itemize
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To make easier to abid to these rules, inherit from the template document that
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includes all Fonts and Styles established. It also has a foundation for all
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the pages mentioned above.
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To make it easier to abid to these rules, please remember to inherit
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from the template document. It lays down a foundation for all
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the style guidelines mentioned above.
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@c % ---- new section
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In order to generate documentation straight from the source code:
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@subsection C++ code
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@cindex documenting C++ code
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Please refer to Doxygen manual
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Please refer to @emph{Doxygen} manual
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(@uref{http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/manual.html})
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in order to learn how to use this automatic tool for extracting
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documentation from code.
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Every function, class, class member, class method,
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and enumeration in code should be documented, less of static
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global functions visible only to the current compilation unit.
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and enumeration in code should be documented, less of trivial
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static global functions visible only to the
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current compilation unit.
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In particular, for functions and methods, you should use
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@code{\param} and @code{\return} to describe respectively
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parameters and return value of it.
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parameters and return value.
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@subsection Python code
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@cindex documenting Python code
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It is usually possible to document Python classes so that
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It is usually possible to annotate Python classes so that
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calling the @code{__doc__} method of an object returns
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its documentation string.
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Please refer to the Python manual at @uref{http://www.python.org/}
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to learn more of it.
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However, if we want to generate good documentation straight
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from code with Doxygen, we should use the @samp{#} documenting
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style. Please look at the end of
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@uref{http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/docblocks.html} for an example.
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from code, with the help of Doxygen, we should use the @samp{#}
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documenting style. Please look at the end of
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@uref{http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/docblocks.html} for
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an example.
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@c % ----- new subsection
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@node Reporting anomalies, (none), Documenting code, Writing documentation
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@section Reporting anomalies
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@cindex anomaly
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@cindex bug
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@emph{Note}: sometimes we will refer to an anomaly with the less-formal
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term ``@emph{bug}''.
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Anomaly documentation is divided in two parts. The first part concerns the
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@b{Anomaly Investigation} record and the second one the @b{Anomaly Resolution} record.
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All informations about Anomalies are held in the Appendix section of
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the document named @file{AnomalyRecords.odt}. If you find an anomaly you should start
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a new page and create a header as follows:
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@b{Anomaly Investigation} and the second one the @b{Anomaly Resolution}.
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All informations about anomalies are held in the document named
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@file{AnomalyRecords.odt}. If you find an anomaly you should start
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a new page via a page-break, and create a header as follows:
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@table @strong
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Identification number of the anomaly, a unique integer
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@item Summary
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A one-liner with a summary of the contents of the anomaly
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A one-liner with a summary of the anomaly
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@item Severity
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This field describes the impact of a bug.
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@end table
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@item Reporter
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Name and email of the person who discovered the Anomaly
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Name and email of the person who discovered the anomaly
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@item Date of Identification
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GMT time at witch the anomaly was identified
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Timestamp at which the anomaly was identified
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@item Product type and version
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Product (with version number) affected by the anomaly (e.g., architecture,
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@item Status
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Please choose one and only one of the following states.
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These are used @strong{before} a resolution:
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These are used @strong{before} reaching a resolution:
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@table @samp
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@end table
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Instead, @strong{after} a resolution, the state should change to:
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Instead, @strong{after} a resolution, the state should change to one of:
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@table @samp
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@item Description and comments
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Latin creativity at work -- text describing the reasons for assuming
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the presence of an anomaly. Please be as clear as possible. Unfortunately, giving guidelines in this
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sense is quite difficult @enddots{}
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the presence of an anomaly. Please be as clear as possible. Unfortunately,
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giving guidelines in this sense is quite difficult @enddots{}
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As for follow-ups, always start with the name of the editor, email and the timestamp
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of the comment, assigning a numerical ID to it.
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@smallexample
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@group
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-- Comment #1, Slartibartfast <slarti@@go.eu>, 2006 Jan 27th - 16:13 --
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Okay, I'll go and fix the time-space continuum yesterday.
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Okay, I'll go and fix the time-space continuum on last Friday 17th.
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Just give me the time to put the gas in my spaceship, will you?
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@end group
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@end smallexample
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@strong{Important}: please report clearly in a comment if you change any
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field of the anomaly header.
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@strong{Important}: please report it clearly in a new comment if you
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change any field of the anomaly header.
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@end table
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When the anomaly is resolved, a footer to it is added, with:
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When the anomaly is resolved, a footer is added to it, with:
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@table @strong
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@item Date
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