This document is a template for data warehouse/business intelligence needs and features.

XYZCO
XYZ Data Warehouse
Requirements Specification

Draft Copy
November, 20xx

Prepared by:
XYZGRP

Methodology:
XYZMETH

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 3
2. Need 101: Scorecard Financial Perspectives..........................................................................3
Feature 101-01: Expenses.......................................................................................................... 3
Feature 101-02: Economic Value Add (EVA)...............................................................................3
Feature 101-03: Profit Margin...................................................................................................... 3
Feature 101-04: Cashflow........................................................................................................... 3
3. Need 102: Customer Perspective............................................................................................ 3
Feature 102-01: Customer Retention......................................................................................... 4
Feature 102-02: Customer Satisfaction.......................................................................................4
Feature 102-03: Customer Acquisition........................................................................................ 4
4. Need 103: Internal Process Perspective..................................................................................4
Feature 103-01: Throughput....................................................................................................... 4
Feature 103-02: Quality............................................................................................................... 4
Feature 103-03: Process Improvements.....................................................................................4
5. Need 105: Learning and Growth Perspective..........................................................................4
Feature 105-01: Training Hours per Employee...........................................................................4
Feature 105-02: Employee Retention......................................................................................... 5
Feature 105-03: Enterprise Knowledge.......................................................................................5
6. Need 106: Navigation and Summarization...............................................................................5
Feature 106-01: Enterprise Level Information............................................................................5
Feature 106-02: Business Unit Information.................................................................................5
Feature 106-03: Departmental Information..................................................................................5
Feature 106-05: Individual Information........................................................................................ 5

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 1.Introduction

<provide a high level description of the data warehouse and requirements>

User Roles

The following user roles will interact with the XYZ Data Warehouse:

Role Name Description

Assumptions

The requirements are based on these assumptions and constraints:

# Assumption Description
A-01
A-02
A-03
A-04
A-05
A-06

2.Functional Requirements

Functional Requirement FR-101 : Data Sources

Data for the XYZ Data Warehouse will be obtained from the following data sources:

# Data Source Name Description

DS-01
DS-02
DS-03

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DS-04
DS-05
DS-06

Functional Requirement FR-101 : Currency of Information

Data provided through the XYZ Data Warehouse must be no more than one day old.

3.Non-Functional Requirements
The XYZ Data Warehouse must conform to these non-functional requirements.

# Requirement Name Description Priority

NFR-01 NPPI Encryption Non-Public Private Information (NPPI) will be High
encrypted both when being moved and when
stored (at rest).
NFR-02 Data Modeling Standard The data models and database design must Medium
confirm with the XYZ Data Modeling Standard.
NFR-03 Disaster Recovery (DR) A Disaster Recovery (DR) Hot Site must be High
Hot Site provided to ensure that service will be restored
within two seconds without loss of data, should
the main site experience a service interruption.
NFR-04 Hours of Operation The Data Warehouse must be available High
24x7x52 except for identified holidays.
NFR-05 Change Management All changes to the structure of the Data High
Warehouse must be approved by the Change
Approval Board (CAB).
NFR-06

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