System Level Estimation Attributes Dialog Box

The System Level Estimation Attributes Dialog Boxis displayed after choosing the Attributes selection from theSystem Menu.

Note: The selection of "Project Derived" will return the computed TDEV and Effort values. If the selection is "User Specified", the user must enter the values for the TDEV and Effort.

Preliminary information needed for System adjusted effort analysis is entered here. The information which may be entered here is as follows:

Time to Develop (TDEV)	Enter a decimal value representing your estimated development schedule in months.
Effort	Enter a decimal value representing your estimated development effort in person months.

Select OKto save your changes or selectCancelto disregard your changes.

Missing Project File Dialog Box

The Missing Project File Dialog Boxis displayed when trying to open a System that cannot find one or more of the projects it uses to compute system level estimation.

You may choose the Browseoption to find the missing project(s) or choose theOKorCanceloptions to recalculate the system level estimation and continue.

Function Point Menu

The Function Point Menuis displayed when theFunction Point option is selected from the Menu Bar. Items on this menu allow you to alter the Function Point input data and to view the results.

The selections available on this menu are:

Menu Selection	Shortcut Keys	Description
Function Point Count	F	Displays the Function Point Count Dialog Box to allow you to enter or modify unadjusted function point counts and to select a programming language
Value Adjustment Factor	V	Displays the Value Adjustment Factor Dialog Boxto allow you to rate various project factors with regard to their influence on project complexity
Description	D	Displays the Description Dialog Boxto allow you to enter or modify the Model description information
Sensitivity Analysis	S	Displays the Function Point Sensitivity Adjustment Dialog Boxto allow you to enter the parameters for sensitivity calculations
Reverse Engineering	R	Displays the Function Point Reverse Engineering Dialog Boxto allow you to perform "what if" analysis on your Model.
Initialize	I	Resets the description, the unadjusted function point counts, the value adjustment factors, and the programming language to default values

Function Point Summary Information Window

The Function Point Summary Information Windowis displayed after opening a new or existingFunction Point Model. For new Models, this window is displayed after exiting theDescription Dialog Box. For existing Models, this window is displayed upon opening the Model.

Note: The estimated source lines of code for software written in the selected language to implement these function points is shown in parentheses next to the language. You cannot modify data directly in this window. Use the selections available on the Function Point Menu to make adjustments to your model.

The first three fields of this window contain description information which has been previously entered by the user. The rest of the window contains the most recent function point results, computed from data entered by the user or from default values if data has not yet been entered. The information in this window includes:

Name	The name of the project being modeled
Prepared By	Your name
Description	A description of the project (this field scrolls to permit display of long descriptions)
Function Point Count	The number of unadjusted function points, computed from the user function type numbers
Value Adjustment Factor	An adjustment factor computed from the weighted application characteristics
Function Points	The adjusted function point count computed from the function point count and the value adjustment factor
Language	The programming language you selected for computing Source Lines of Code
Source Lines of Code	The estimated number of lines of code for this project, if implemented in the language shown