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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION Title: SOFTWARE INPUT/OUTPUT MANUAL (SIOM) Number: DI-IPSC-81445A Approval Date: 19991215 AMSC Number: N7367 Limitation: DTIC Applicable: GIDEP Applicable: Office of Primary Responsibility: N/SPAWAR Applicable Forms: Use, Relationships:

The Software Input/Output Manual (SIOM) tells a user how to access, submit inputs to, and interpret output from, a batch or interactive software system that is run by personnel in a computer center or other centralized or networked software installation.

The SIOM is developed for software systems that will be installed in a computer center or other centralized or networked software installation, with users accessing the system via terminals or personal computers or submitting and receiving inputs and outputs in batch mode.

This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for the data product generated by specific and discrete task requirements as delineated in the contract.

This DID is used when the developer is tasked to identify and record information needed by persons who will submit inputs to, and receive outputs from, software, relying on others to operate the software in a computer center or other centralized or networked software installation.

This DID is often used with the Software Center Operator Manual (SCOM) (DI-IPSC-81444A). This pair of manuals is an alternative to the Software User Manual (SUM) (DI-IPSC-81443A).

This DID supersedes DI-IPSC-81445.