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Com
mer
cial
Gra
de D
edic
atio
n Pl
an fo
r X
YZ
Com
pute
r Pr
ogra
m
Th
is p
lan
was
dev
elop
ed to
com
ply
with
requ
irem
ents
of A
SME
NQ
A-1
a-20
09, P
art I
I, Su
bpar
t 2.1
4 1.
TE
CH
NIC
AL
EVA
LUA
TIO
N
1.1.
C
OM
MER
CIA
L G
RA
DE
ITEM
INFO
RM
ATI
ON
C
ompu
ter P
rogr
am N
ame.
Ve
rsio
n Id
entif
ier.
O
pera
ting
Syst
em H
ardw
are.
O
pera
ting
Syst
em S
oftw
are
and
Vers
ion.
Part
Des
crip
tion:
En
d us
e de
scrip
tion:
(den
ote
if th
is C
GI i
s fo
r mor
e th
an o
ne a
pplic
atio
n)
Supp
lier:
In
terf
aces
: 1.
12
SAFE
TYC
LASS
IFIC
ATI
ON
1.2
SAFE
TY C
LASS
IFIC
ATI
ON
1.
Is th
is it
em d
esig
nate
d as
Saf
ety-
Rel
ated
? [
]
2.
Is th
is it
em d
esig
nate
d as
Aug
men
ted
Qua
lity?
[
] 3.
O
ther
(spe
cify
)? S
afet
y D
esig
n an
d A
naly
sis
Sof
twar
e
[ X ]
13
CO
MM
ERC
IAL
GR
AD
EIT
EMD
ETER
MIN
ATI
ON
1.3
CO
MM
ERC
IAL
GR
AD
E IT
EM D
ETER
MIN
ATI
ON
Is
the
item
a s
truct
ure,
sys
tem
or c
ompo
nent
(saf
ety-
rela
ted/
augm
ente
d qu
ality
), pa
rt th
ereo
f, th
at w
as n
ot d
esig
ned
and
man
ufac
ture
d by
an
ASM
E N
QA-
1 qu
alifi
ed s
uppl
ier?
Ye
s [
X ] (
Con
tinue
to S
ectio
n 1.
4)
No
[ ]
(The
item
doe
s no
t nee
d C
GD
) N
ote:
If N
o, v
erify
if th
e ne
ed fo
r CG
D is
requ
ired
to s
uppo
rt im
plem
enta
tion
of A
SM
E N
QA
-1 fo
r a n
on-
safe
ty re
late
d ite
m o
r ser
vice
. N
on-s
afet
y re
late
d dr
iver
(spe
cify
) ___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___[
]
1.
4 LI
KE-
FOR
-LIK
E R
EPLA
CEM
ENT
ITEM
Th
e de
sign
of t
he re
plac
emen
t ite
m is
iden
tical
to th
e ex
istin
g ite
m
[
] Ye
s
[ X
] N
o
[
] N
A (p
roce
ed to
1.6
) 1.
If
“Yes
” with
a h
igh
leve
l of c
onfid
ence
, tha
n no
furth
er T
echn
ical
Eva
luat
ion
is re
quire
d an
d de
dica
tion/
acce
ptan
ce s
hall
be p
erfo
rmed
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e pr
evio
usly
app
rove
d C
GD
Pla
n fo
r the
item
. Pr
evio
usly
app
rove
d P
lan
– C
GI P
lan
Ref
. No.
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
2.
If
“Yes
” with
a lo
w le
vel o
f con
fiden
ce b
ased
on
revi
ew o
f crit
eria
in S
ectio
n 2.
1, th
e de
gree
of t
echn
ical
ev
alua
tion
need
s to
be
esta
blis
hed
and
com
plet
ed b
y de
velo
pmen
t of t
he p
lan.
3.
If
“No”
and
a re
plac
emen
t ite
m c
ontin
ue w
ith S
ectio
n 1.
5.
1.5
EQU
IVA
LEN
T R
EPLA
CEM
ENT
ITEM
A
re th
ere
chan
ges
in d
esig
n, m
ater
ial,
man
ufac
turin
g pr
oces
s, fo
rm, f
it, o
r fun
ctio
n th
at c
ould
pre
vent
the
repl
acem
ent i
tem
from
bei
ng in
terc
hang
eabl
e un
der t
he d
esig
n co
nditi
on o
f the
orig
inal
item
s an
d pe
rform
ing
its
requ
ired
safe
ty fu
nctio
n?
(AS
ME
NQ
A-1a
-200
9, P
art I
I, S
ubpa
rt 2.
14, S
ectio
n 40
3)
[
] Y
es
[ X
] N
o If
Yes,
then
the
repl
acem
ent i
tem
is n
ot e
quiv
alen
t and
mus
t be
reje
cted
or p
roce
ssed
as
a de
sign
cha
nge
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith A
SM
E N
QA-
1, P
art 1
, Req
uire
men
t 3, S
ectio
n 60
0.
If N
o, th
an s
elec
tion
and
verif
icat
ion
of th
e id
entif
ied
criti
cal c
hara
cter
istic
s by
an
appr
opria
te d
edic
atio
n m
etho
d(s)
is
requ
ired
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
is p
lan.
15Sl
ide
15Re
sults
Thr
ough
Ser
vice
Exc
ellen
ce®
Thes
eus P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces,
LLC
1.10
FA
ILU
RE
MO
DES
(See
5. F
ailu
re M
ode
Det
erm
inat
ion
Wor
kshe
et P
g 5)
Part/
Com
pone
nt F
unct
iona
l Mod
e
A
ctiv
e - M
echa
nica
l or E
lect
rical
cha
nge
of s
tate
is re
quire
d to
occu
rfor
the
com
pone
ntto
perfo
rmits
safe
tyfu
nctio
nPr
imar
y S
afet
y Fu
nctio
n
[
]
Activ
e [
]
Pass
ive
Seco
ndar
y S
afet
y Fu
nctio
n [
]
Act
ive
[
] Pa
ssiv
e
to o
ccur
for t
he c
ompo
nent
to p
erfo
rm it
s sa
fety
func
tion
Pas
sive
– C
hang
e of
sta
te is
not
requ
ired
for t
he
com
pone
nt to
per
form
its
safe
ty fu
nctio
n
Hos
t Ass
embl
y/S
yste
m s
afet
y Fu
nctio
n (a
s ap
plic
able
) N/A
C
redi
ble
Failu
re m
ode(
s) a
nd E
ffect
on
Safe
ty F
unct
ion
(se
e pa
ge 5
, use
atta
chm
ents
or r
efer
ence
s as
requ
ired)
1.
Softw
are
abor
ts p
rior t
o su
cces
sful
com
plet
ion.
The
ana
lysi
s re
sults
are
not
ava
ilabl
e. C
ondi
tions
cau
sing
ab
ort n
eeds
to b
e re
solv
ed o
r oth
er s
oftw
are
mus
t be
used
for a
naly
sis.
2.
Softw
are
fails
to e
xecu
te c
orre
ct c
alcu
latio
nal r
outin
es. T
he re
sults
from
the
softw
are
are
not a
ccur
ate
and
may
notb
ede
tect
edas
bein
gin
corr
ect
may
not
be
dete
cted
as
bein
g in
corre
ct.
3.
Softw
are
fails
to o
utpu
t cor
rect
resu
lts fr
om c
alcu
latio
nal r
outin
es. T
he re
sults
from
the
softw
are
are
not
accu
rate
and
may
not
be
dete
cted
as
bein
g in
corr
ect.
1.11
EN
VIR
ON
MEN
TAL
& N
ATU
RA
L PH
ENO
MEN
A E
VALU
ATI
ON
Ifye
s:En
viro
nmen
talQ
ualif
icat
ion
Req
uire
men
tsEn
viro
nmen
tal Q
ualif
icat
ion
Req
uire
d [
] Y
es
[
] N
o
If ye
s: E
nviro
nmen
tal Q
ualif
icat
ion
Req
uire
men
tsLi
miti
ng E
nviro
nmen
tal C
ondi
tions
: R
equi
red
Safe
ty F
unct
ions
:
Qua
lific
atio
n P
erio
d:
Nat
ural
Phe
nom
ena
Haz
ard
(NP
H) D
esig
n R
equi
red
[ ]
Yes
[ ]
No
If ye
s: N
PH D
esig
n R
equi
rem
ents
Per
form
ance
Cat
egor
y:
NPH
Des
ign
Req
uire
men
ts:
Req
uire
d Sa
fety
Fun
ctio
ns:
16Sl
ide
16Re
sults
Thr
ough
Ser
vice
Exc
ellen
ce®
Thes
eus P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces,
LLC
iPRS
M®
Int
ellig
ent P
ress
ure
Relie
f Sy
stem
Man
agem
ent S
olut
ion
iP
RS
M is
an
engi
neer
ing
appl
icat
ion
for t
he d
esig
n, a
udit
and
docu
men
tatio
nof
bot
h ne
w a
nd e
xist
ing
pres
sure
re
lief s
yste
ms.
S
uppo
rtsth
eva
lidat
ion
ofon
goin
gco
mpl
ianc
ew
ith
Sup
ports
the
valid
atio
n of
ong
oing
com
plia
nce
with
st
anda
rds
such
as
AP
I, A
SM
E, I
SO
, OS
HA
as
wel
l as
inte
rnal
com
pany
sta
ndar
ds.
Fu
nctio
ns a
s a
cent
raliz
ed d
ocum
ent r
epos
itory
for a
ll da
ta re
late
d to
pre
ssur
e re
lief s
yste
ms,
incl
udin
g pr
oces
s,pl
ant,
desi
gn,e
quip
men
t,in
spec
tion,
proc
ess,
pla
nt, d
esig
n, e
quip
men
t, in
spec
tion,
m
aint
enan
ce a
nd h
isto
ric d
ata.
C
lass
ifica
tion?
Saf
ety-
Rel
ated
, Aug
men
ted
Qua
lity,
or
NS
ft
Rl
td?
Non
-Saf
ety
Rel
ated
?
Thes
eus P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces,
LLC
Resu
lts T
hrou
gh S
ervi
ce E
xcell
ence
®Sl
ide
17
CGI I
nfor
mat
ion
Com
pute
rPro
gram
Nam
eiP
RS
MR
evis
ion
Iden
tifie
rv1
.1.6
.12
Ope
ratin
gSy
stem
Har
dwar
eA
ny x
86/x
64ar
chite
ctur
e ba
sed
com
pute
r sys
tem
.O
pera
ting
Syst
em S
oftw
are
and
Vers
ion
Any
x 8
6/ x
64
arch
itect
ure
syst
em th
at is
abl
e to
sup
port
yp
yy
ypp
Per
l and
Lin
ux v
irtua
l mac
hine
s.
Part
Des
crip
tion
iPR
SM
is a
n en
gine
erin
g ap
plic
atio
n fo
r the
des
ign,
aud
it, e
valu
atio
n, a
nd m
anag
emen
t of p
ress
ure
relie
f sys
tem
s.
Con
figur
atio
nD
escr
iptio
niP
RS
Mre
quire
s th
ree
exte
rnal
sof
twar
e ap
plic
atio
ns a
s in
frast
ruct
ure
com
pone
nts:
•
Per
l pro
gram
min
g la
ngua
ge (r
equi
res
>= v
5.10
) •
Apa
che
web
ser
ver (
requ
ires
>= v
2.2)
•V
MG
The
rmo
(req
uire
s >=
v5)
End
Use
Des
crip
tion
iPR
SM
is u
sed
in th
e au
dit a
nd d
esig
n of
pre
ssur
e sa
fety
sys
tem
s, n
ot th
e ac
tual
ope
ratio
n of
the
plan
t. Th
e ap
plic
atio
n re
quire
s th
at th
e us
er h
as a
ppro
pria
te e
ngin
eerin
g kn
owle
dge.
Inte
rfac
esIn
terf
aces
iPR
SM
inte
rface
s th
ree
exte
rnal
sof
twar
e ap
plic
atio
ns. A
lthou
gh th
e so
ftwar
e is
trea
ted
as s
ingl
e ap
plic
atio
n, th
e fo
llow
ing
softw
are
com
pone
nts
are
requ
ired:
•
Phy
sica
l pro
perti
es th
erm
al p
acka
ge,
•M
ail s
yste
m,
•S
prea
dshe
et im
port/
expo
rt.
Thes
eus P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces,
LLC
Resu
lts T
hrou
gh S
ervi
ce E
xcell
ence
®Sl
ide
18
Safe
ty F
unct
ion
Perf
orm
ed4.
5 Sa
fety
Fun
ctio
n Pe
rfor
med
[ASM
E N
QA
-1a-
2009
, Par
t II,
Subp
art 2
.14,
Par
agra
ph 4
01(a
)] iP
RS
M’s
safe
ty fu
nctio
n is
to s
uppo
rt th
e en
gine
erin
g (d
esig
n, a
udit,
eva
luat
ion)
of p
ress
ure
relie
f sys
tem
s es
sent
ial t
o th
e sa
fe
oper
atio
n of
a n
ucle
ar p
lant
.
4.5.
1 Ef
fect
on
Ass
embl
y/Sy
stem
Saf
ety
Func
tion
Ref
er to
Sec
tion
4.8.
2.
4.5.
2 Sa
fety
Fun
ctio
n R
efer
ence
s •
J.K
olen
c,H
.J.H
oove
r,A
.G.O
leks
hy,a
ndP
.M.S
ande
rs,S
yste
mA
ndM
etho
dFo
rPro
tect
ion
Sys
tem
Des
ign
J. K
olen
c, H
. J. H
oove
r, A
. G. O
leks
hy, a
nd P
. M. S
ande
rs, S
yste
m A
nd M
etho
d Fo
r Pro
tect
ion
Sys
tem
Des
ign
Sup
port,
U.S
. Pat
ent 7
5652
15, I
ssue
d Ju
ly 1
7, 2
009.
•
J. K
olen
c, H
. J. H
oove
r, A
. G. O
leks
hy, a
nd P
. M. S
ande
rs, S
yste
m A
nd M
etho
d Fo
r Pro
tect
ion
Sys
tem
Des
ign
Sup
port,
U.S
. Pat
ent 7
6170
13, I
ssue
d N
ovem
ber 1
0, 2
009.
•
H. J
. Hoo
ver,
A. G
. Ole
kshy
, G. F
roeh
lich,
and
P. S
oren
son,
Dev
elop
ing
Eng
inee
red
Pro
duct
Sup
port
App
licat
ions
, In
Pro
ceed
ings
of t
he 1
st S
oftw
are
Pro
duct
Lin
e C
onfe
renc
e, p
gs45
1-47
6, 2
000.
•
GFr
oenl
ich
HJ
Hoo
ver
and
PS
oren
son
Rea
lizin
gR
equi
rem
ents
inP
rodu
ctLi
neD
evel
opm
ent
G. F
roen
lich,
H. J
. Hoo
ver,
and
P. S
oren
son,
Rea
lizin
g R
equi
rem
ents
in P
rodu
ct L
ine
Dev
elop
men
t •
usin
g O
-O F
ram
ewor
ks, V
olum
e 6,
Num
ber 2
, 199
9.
•A
SM
E S
ec I-
2010
Edi
tion,
201
1 A
dden
dum
. •
AS
ME
Sec
III,
Div
isio
n 1-
2010
Edi
tion,
201
1 A
dden
dum
. •
AS
ME
Sec
VIII
, Div
isio
n 1-
2010
Edi
tion,
201
1 A
dden
dum
. •
AP
I-520
P1
-Rev
isio
n / E
ditio
n: 8
-S
izin
g, S
elec
tion,
and
Inst
alla
tion
Of P
ress
ure-
Rel
ievi
ng
•D
evic
esIn
Ref
iner
ies
Par
t1S
izin
gA
ndS
elec
tion
•D
evic
es In
Ref
iner
ies
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t 1 -
Siz
ing
And
Sel
ectio
n.
•A
PI R
P 5
20-P
art 2
Rev
isio
n / E
ditio
n: 5
-S
izin
g, S
elec
tion,
and
Inst
alla
tion
Of P
ress
ure-
Rel
ievi
ng
•D
evic
es In
Ref
iner
ies
-Par
t 2 -
Inst
alla
tion.
•
AP
I Std
521/
ISO
-232
51 -
Fifth
Edi
tion
-Pre
ssur
e-R
elie
ving
and
Dep
ress
urin
gS
yste
ms.
•
Cra
ne -
Flow
of F
luid
s -T
echn
ical
Pap
er 4
10.
•A
ICH
E -
Gui
delin
es fo
r Pre
ssur
e R
elie
f and
Effl
uent
Han
dlin
g S
yste
ms.
Thes
eus P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces,
LLC
Resu
lts T
hrou
gh S
ervi
ce E
xcell
ence
®Sl
ide
19
Perf
orm
ance
Req
uire
men
ts
E
valu
ate
(aud
it)pr
essu
rere
liefs
cena
rios
soas
E
valu
ate
(aud
it) p
ress
ure
relie
f sce
nario
s so
as
to v
erify
thei
r com
plia
nce
with
sta
ndar
ds.
Th
e fo
llow
ing
poin
ts o
utlin
e ho
w th
is is
g
ppe
rform
ed b
y iP
RS
M:
O
rific
e ar
ea c
alcu
latio
ns a
s pe
r AS
ME
and
AP
I.
Pip
ing
loss
cal
cula
tions
as
per C
rane
, DIE
RS
, and
m
ultip
le v
alve
s.M
anuf
actu
rers
valv
eda
taca
talo
gues
and
M
anuf
actu
rers
val
ve d
ata,
cat
alog
ues,
and
ha
ndbo
oks.
The
val
ues
for t
he c
onsi
sten
cy c
heck
s re
quire
d fo
r val
ve tr
im is
take
n fro
m th
ese
sour
ces.
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itabl
e FM
EA
4.8.
1 Pa
rt/C
ompo
nent
Fun
ctio
nal M
ode
iPR
SM
is n
eith
er a
n ac
tive
(i.e.
, mec
hani
cal o
r ele
ctric
al c
hang
e of
sta
te is
requ
ired
to o
ccur
for t
he
com
pone
nt to
per
form
its
safe
ty fu
nctio
n) o
r pas
sive
(i.e
., st
ate
is n
ot re
quire
d fo
r the
com
pone
nt to
pe
rform
its
safe
ty fu
nctio
n) c
ompu
ter p
rogr
am. N
eith
er is
iPR
SM
plan
t equ
ipm
ent.
iPR
SM
is p
ress
ure
relie
f sys
tem
s m
anag
emen
t sof
twar
e th
at e
nsur
es th
at p
lant
s op
erat
e un
der t
he p
rote
ctio
n of
saf
e pr
essu
re re
lief s
yste
ms
at a
ll tim
es, b
ut it
doe
s no
t ope
rate
or c
ause
any
ope
ratio
n of
the
plan
t or f
acilit
y.
For t
hese
reas
ons
this
ele
men
t is
not a
pplic
able
to iP
RS
M, s
ince
it is
not
par
t of a
com
pone
nt.
4.8.
2 C
redi
ble
Failu
re M
ode(
s) a
nd E
ffect
on
Safe
ty F
unct
ion
The
item
is u
sed
for t
he d
esig
n an
d an
alys
is o
f pre
ssur
e re
lief s
yste
ms,
and
requ
ires
the
user
to fo
llow
R
AG
AG
EP
and
the
abilit
y to
mak
e so
und
engi
neer
ing
deci
sion
s. T
he fo
llow
ing
failu
res
wou
ld re
sult
in a
pr
essu
re re
lief s
yste
m th
at m
ay b
e in
adeq
uate
:
1.M
isse
dw
orkf
low
step
s;1.
Mis
sed
wor
kflo
w s
teps
; 2.
Erro
neou
s da
ta;
3.In
com
plet
e da
ta;
4.W
rong
mat
h.
How
ever
, the
fina
l im
plic
atio
n on
saf
ety
is b
ased
on
a fin
al e
ngin
eerin
g re
view
and
acc
epta
nce.
Th
e in
frast
ruct
ure
com
pone
nts
coul
d af
fect
the
func
tiona
lity
of th
is it
em. T
he c
ontro
l of t
hese
com
pone
nts
is o
utsi
de th
e sc
ope
of th
is d
edic
atio
n pr
oces
s. R
egar
dles
s, th
e ac
cept
ance
of t
he w
ork
com
plet
ed b
y th
is
item
is b
ased
on
final
eng
inee
ring
revi
ew a
nd a
ccep
tanc
e.
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ces,
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Criti
cal
Tabl
e 3:
Iden
tific
atio
n of
Crit
ical
Cha
ract
eris
tics
#C
ritic
al
Cha
ract
eris
ticA
ccep
tanc
e C
riter
iaA
ccep
tanc
e M
etho
d
Char
acte
ristic
s&
Acc
epta
nce
CC
1H
ost c
ompu
ter o
pera
ting
envi
ronm
ent
Iden
tifie
rs
The
host
com
pute
r en
viro
nmen
t ide
ntifi
ers
mus
t m
atch
the
purc
hase
sp
ecifi
catio
n.
Insp
ectio
n of
the
oper
atin
g sy
stem
id
entif
iers
. (M
etho
d 1)
CC
2C
ompu
ter p
rogr
am
nam
e an
d ve
rsio
n Id
entif
ier
Com
pute
r pro
gram
nam
e an
d ve
rsio
n id
entif
ier m
ust m
atch
th
eid
entif
ieri
nth
eve
ndor
Insp
ectio
n of
iPR
SM
’sve
rsio
n id
entif
iers
. (M
etho
d1)
& A
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
dId
entif
ier
the
iden
tifie
r in
the
vend
or
prod
uct l
ist.
(Met
hod
1)
CC
3S
uppo
rt to
ols
nam
e(s)
an
d id
entif
ier(s
) Th
e su
ppor
t too
l nam
e an
d id
entif
ier m
ust m
atch
the
prod
uct i
dent
ifier
from
the
spec
ifica
tion.
Insp
ectio
n of
the
supp
ort t
ool(s
) and
id
entif
ier(s
). (M
etho
d 1)
Tabl
e 4:
Phy
sica
lCrit
ical
Cha
ract
eris
tics
#C
ritic
al C
hara
cter
istic
Acc
epta
nce
Crit
eria
Acc
epta
nce
Met
hod
CC
4Li
fecy
cle
Doc
umen
tatio
n Th
e iP
RSM
lifec
ycle
doc
umen
tatio
n is
con
tain
ed w
ithin
: iP
RS
M-D
esig
n m
ailin
g lis
t, iP
RS
MTa
sks
Que
ue, i
PR
SM
Insp
ectio
n of
life
cycl
e do
cum
ents
. (M
etho
d 1
& M
etho
d 2)
H
andb
ook,
iPR
SM
sour
ce c
ode,
iPR
SM
-rela
ted
pate
nts,
and
pu
blis
hed
acad
emic
rese
arch
pap
ers.
Tabl
e 5:
Per
form
ance
/Fun
ctio
nalC
ritic
al C
hara
cter
istic
s
#C
ritic
al C
hara
cter
istic
Acc
epta
nce
Crit
eria
Acc
epta
nce
Met
hod
CC
5A
ccur
acy/
Pre
cisi
on/ T
oler
ance
O
utpu
ts
Acc
urac
y: n
ot c
ritic
al a
s iP
RSM
can
disp
lay
any
valu
e (u
p to
IE
EE
sta
ndar
d fo
r Dou
ble
prec
isio
n[IE
EE
-754
]).
Prec
isio
n: IE
EE
sta
ndar
d fo
r Dou
ble
prec
isio
n. A
tabl
e of
the
basi
s co
nver
sion
s us
ed in
iPR
SM
is c
onta
ined
in th
e su
ppor
t m
ater
ial f
or th
is c
ritic
al c
hara
cter
istic
. To
lera
nce:
Not
appl
icab
leto
this
item
Insp
ectio
n an
d te
stin
g. (M
etho
d 1)
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eus P
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nal S
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ces,
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Tole
ranc
e: N
ot a
pplic
able
to th
is it
em.
Criti
cal C
hara
cter
istics
& A
ccep
tanc
e M
etho
d
Tabl
e 5:
Per
form
ance
/Fun
ctio
nalC
ritic
al C
hara
cter
istic
s –
Con
tinue
d fro
m p
revi
ous
page
#C
ritic
al C
hara
cter
istic
Acc
epta
nce
Crit
eria
Acc
epta
nce
Met
hod
CC
6E
nviro
nmen
tal
Com
patib
ility
: P
orta
bilit
y
The
effo
rt to
mig
rate
the
com
pute
r pro
gram
to a
di
ffere
nt p
rogr
am is
insi
gnifi
cant
pro
vide
d th
at a
ne
w p
latfo
rm s
atis
fies
the
requ
irem
ents
of c
ritic
al
char
acte
ristic
1.
This
is n
ot a
pplic
able
to th
is it
em
as d
iscu
ssed
in th
e ac
cept
ance
cr
iteria
CC
7Fu
nctio
nalit
y:
Com
plet
enes
s&
The
com
plet
enes
s of
iPR
SM
is e
valu
ated
aga
inst
IS
O23
251
Sec
tion
4C
ause
sfo
rove
rpre
ssur
eIn
spec
tion
and
test
ing.
(Met
hod
1)
7C
ompl
eten
ess
&
Cor
rect
ness
IS
O 2
3251
Sec
tion
4 C
ause
s fo
r ove
rpre
ssur
e.
Ref
er to
Sec
tion
4.6.
The
func
tiona
lity
corr
ectn
ess
criti
cal c
hara
cter
istic
s fo
r iP
RS
Mar
e its
mat
h an
d its
wor
kflo
w. T
he m
ath
corr
ectn
ess
is b
ased
on
the
met
hods
out
lined
in S
ectio
n 4.
6. T
he w
orkf
low
, as
outli
ned
in F
igur
e 2,
will
fail
safe
suc
h th
at it
can
not
dith
tdi
tib
it
proc
eed
with
out p
reco
nditi
ons
bein
g m
et.
CC
8Fu
nctio
nalit
y: C
onsi
sten
cy
with
ap
prop
riate
eng
inee
ring,
sc
ient
ific
rese
arch
, &
prof
essi
onal
tech
nica
l
This
item
is b
ased
on
RA
GA
GE
P. R
efer
to S
ectio
n 4.
6.
Insp
ectio
n an
d te
stin
g. (M
etho
d 1)
prof
essi
onal
tech
nica
l ap
proa
ches
Thes
eus P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces,
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lts T
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ervi
ce E
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ence
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ide
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Criti
cal C
hara
cter
istics
& A
ccep
tanc
e M
etho
dTa
ble
6: D
epen
dabi
lity
Crit
ical
Cha
ract
eris
tics
#C
ritic
al C
hara
cter
istic
Acc
epta
nce
Crit
eria
Acc
epta
nce
Met
hod
CC
13B
uilt-
in Q
ualit
y:
Alth
ough
no
form
al Q
A P
rogr
am w
as u
sed
durin
g Th
e de
velo
pmen
t tea
m fo
r iP
RS
MA
dher
ence
to c
odin
g pr
actic
esth
e de
velo
pmen
t of i
PR
SM
, the
info
rmal
Pro
cess
Q
A (a
t tim
e of
this
CG
D d
ocum
ent)
are
liste
d in
A
ppen
dix
A.
has
no d
ocum
ente
d co
ding
st
anda
rd, b
ut th
e pr
oces
s of
ac
cept
ing
new
cod
e is
out
lined
in
App
endi
x A
. A d
escr
iptio
n of
an
acce
pted
cod
ing
stan
dard
for
iPR
SM
is b
eing
dev
elop
ed a
s pa
rt g
pp
of th
e Q
A M
anua
l. (M
etho
d 2)
CC
14B
uilt-
in Q
ualit
y: C
ode
Stru
ctur
e (c
ompl
exity
, co
ncis
enes
s)
PR
SM
is b
uilt
usin
g th
e P
roth
osfra
mew
ork.
Thi
s fra
mew
ork
enfo
rces
a s
peci
fic m
odul
ariz
atio
n an
d co
mpl
exity
dec
ompo
sitio
n on
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
iP
RS
M. T
he d
esig
n is
bas
ed u
pon
the
expe
rienc
e
Rev
iew
of t
he a
rchi
tect
ure
diag
ram
an
d th
e as
soci
ated
aca
dem
ic
publ
icat
ions
that
des
crib
e th
e P
roth
osfra
mew
ork.
(Met
hod
1)
the
deve
lopm
ent t
eam
gai
ned
from
dev
elop
ing
a si
mila
r pro
duct
. The
Pro
thos
fram
ewor
k an
d its
de
velo
pmen
t has
bee
n pu
blis
hed
in a
num
ber o
f ac
adem
ic p
ublic
atio
ns.
CC
15B
uilt-
in Q
ualit
y:
Con
form
ance
toiP
RS
Mis
not
impl
emen
ted
to s
atis
fy a
ny in
dust
ry-
acce
pted
certi
ficat
ions
natio
nalc
odes
orN
ot a
pplic
able
to th
is it
em a
s de
scrib
edin
the
acce
ptan
ceC
onfo
rman
ce to
na
tiona
l cod
es,
stan
dard
s, a
nd in
dust
ry-
acce
pted
cer
tific
atio
ns
acce
pted
cer
tific
atio
ns, n
atio
nal c
odes
, or
stan
dard
s.
desc
ribed
in th
e ac
cept
ance
cr
iteria
.
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ces,
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ide
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Criti
cal C
hara
cter
istics
& A
ccep
tanc
e M
etho
dTa
ble
6: D
epen
dabi
lity
Crit
ical
Cha
ract
eris
tics
–C
ontin
ued
from
prev
ious
pag
e
#C
ritic
al C
hara
cter
istic
Acc
epta
nce
Crit
eria
Acc
epta
nce
Met
hod
CC
17B
uilt-
in Q
ualit
y: In
tern
al
revi
ews
&
ifiti
In th
e ab
senc
e of
a fo
rmal
QA
Pro
gram
, the
dev
elop
men
t te
am d
oes
not h
ave
a do
cum
ente
d in
tern
al re
view
and
ifi
tiI
fll
thi
dib
d
Rev
iew
the
proc
edur
es o
utlin
ed in
A
ppen
dix
A. A
mor
e fo
rmal
ized
pro
cess
i
bi
dl
dt
fth
QA
verif
icat
ions
ve
rific
atio
n pr
oces
s. In
form
ally
, the
pro
cess
is d
escr
ibed
in
App
endi
x A.
is
bei
ng d
evel
oped
as
part
of th
e Q
A M
anua
l as
part
of th
is a
ccep
tanc
e pr
oces
s. (M
etho
d 2)
CC
18B
uilt-
in Q
ualit
y: T
esta
bilit
y & th
orou
ghne
ss o
f tes
ting
iPR
SM
test
ing
is c
urre
ntly
ad
hoc.
iPR
SM
cont
ains
the
abili
ty to
con
duct
impa
ct a
naly
sis
test
ing,
but
a m
ore
com
preh
ensi
ve s
et o
f tes
t sui
tes
is n
eede
d. A
lso,
test
ing
A s
et o
f for
mal
test
ing
proc
edur
es a
re
bein
g de
velo
ped
as p
art o
f the
QA
Man
ual.
(Met
hod
2)
of iP
RS
M’s
wor
kflo
w is
cha
lleng
ing,
and
it is
test
ed in
an
ad h
oc fa
shio
n by
the
deve
lopm
ent t
eam
.
CC
19B
uilt-
in Q
ualit
y: T
rain
ing,
kn
owle
dge,
an
d pr
ofic
ienc
y of
pe
rson
nelp
erfo
rmin
gth
e
All
of th
e co
re d
evel
oper
s ha
ve g
radu
ate
degr
ees
in
Com
putin
g S
cien
ce a
nd th
ey e
ach
have
mor
e th
an 2
0 ye
ars
of s
oftw
are
engi
neer
ing
expe
rienc
e.
The
acce
ptan
ce c
riter
ia fo
r thi
s ite
m w
ill be
bas
ed o
n a
revi
ew o
f the
resu
mé(
s)
of th
e de
velo
pmen
t tea
m a
ttest
ing
to
thei
redu
catio
nan
dex
perie
nce
inpe
rson
nel p
erfo
rmin
g th
e w
ork
thei
r edu
catio
n an
d ex
perie
nce
in
softw
are
deve
lopm
ent.
(Met
hod
1)
CC
20P
robl
em R
epor
ting:
N
otifi
catio
ns to
C
usto
mer
s
Pro
blem
repo
rted
to c
usto
mer
s is
cap
ture
d in
the
item
’s
mai
ling
list a
nd ta
sks
queu
e. C
omm
unic
atio
ns to
cu
stom
ers
is h
andl
ed b
y th
e en
gine
erin
g te
am. R
elea
se
note
s lis
ting
chan
ges
avai
labl
e on
line
thro
ugh
iPR
SMw
hen
aus
erlo
gsin
toth
esy
stem
A m
ore
com
plet
e co
mm
unic
atio
n in
terfa
ce fo
r cus
tom
ers
is in
clud
ed a
s pa
rt of
the
QA
Man
ual.
The
exis
ting
com
mun
icat
ion
is in
clud
ed fo
r in
spec
tion(
Met
hod
2)w
hen
a us
er lo
gs in
to th
e sy
stem
.in
spec
tion(
Met
hod
2)
CC
21Su
ppor
tabi
lity/
M
aint
aina
bilit
y iP
RS
Mha
s be
en u
sed
in s
uppo
rt of
pet
roch
emic
al
indu
stry
for t
he p
ast 1
0 ye
ars.
V
erifi
ed b
y re
view
of t
he s
uppl
ier h
isto
ry
for i
PR
SM
usag
e w
ithin
the
petro
chem
ical
indu
stry
-w
hich
is th
e sa
me
com
pute
r app
licat
ion,
just
not
pr
oces
sed
thro
u gh
the
CG
D p
roce
ss.
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eus P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces,
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lts T
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gh S
ervi
ce E
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ence
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ide
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g(M
etho
d 4)
Conc
lusio
ns
The
chal
leng
e w
ill be
det
erm
inin
g w
hen
and
whe
nno
tto
appl
yth
ede
dica
tion
proc
ess
toa
whe
n no
tto
appl
y th
e de
dica
tion
proc
ess
to a
co
mpu
ter p
rogr
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