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1999 original requirements

 

The National Archives defined the first set of functional requirements in 1999 and developed a concomitant testing scheme. This scheme was terminated in March 2002. The requirements themselves were superseded by the publication later that year of the 2002 Functional Requirements. Details of the 1999 requirements are included here for information.

 
  • The 1999 statement of requirementsPDF document, opens in a new window (159.928kb) for electronic record management systems is one of the outcomes of an Invest to Save Budget project, which aims to develop cross-government requirements for electronic records management systems, and to evaluate available software products against these requirements. - f
  • The 1999 reference documentPDF document, opens in a new window (165.186kb) - should be read as a companion volume. It is intended as a supporting document for these functional requirements, and should be read in the light of the primary document.

Information for suppliers

The 1999 electronic records management systems evaluation scheme was closed when the requirements were revised in 2002. For further information on the revision, including the replacement evaluation scheme, please visit the 2002 revised scheme page.

Nature of the 1999 scheme (for information only)

The evaluation scheme was an independent test by The National Archives (at that time, the Public Record Office) of suppliers' products against the 1999 requirements. This scheme differed from the 2002 programme in that no test fee was charged.

Products which were able to demonstrate conformance were approved by The National Archives as capable of meeting the requirements for electronic public records management and of supporting departments and agencies in working towards the 2004 target for electronic records management. Approval applied to a specific product version and product set, and was limited to a period of two years.

 

 

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