PeopleSoft Interfaces Requirements Gathering Checklist

In this doodle I will share my PeopleSoft Interfaces requirements gathering checklist. Many times after my requirement gathering meetings I used to think I have missed  at least one important information that has to be captured. I have to get in touch with stake holders again to gather the missing information's  Considering this happening more frequently I started creating my checklist of questions that I need to discuss in my requirements meeting.

This checklist helps me to save time and complete requirements gathering more efficiently. This checklist will undergo changes based on my future experiences and also based on my readers valuable comments.

Based on your requirement and design you can pick the right questions that is more appropriate to complete your specifications document.

Checklist Items
1	Scope of the requirement
2	Description of the source and Target systems
3	Integration architecture between Source and target Systems
4	Business Process Flow Information
5	Whether this interface is an existing one in PS 9.0 ? If so whether this logic and Objects will be reused
6	Technology to develop this interface (if there is an preference) - AE/SQR/ ETL
7	Input File layout details (if inbound)
8	Output file layout details (if outbound)
9	Whether File will be received from more than one source system?
10	Sample Data file
11	PeopleSoft Modules that are impacted
Data Mapping
12	Source system table to PS Tables along with columns details ( if Inbound)
13	Source system file to PS Tables along with columns details ( if Outbound)
14	PS Tables to target system tables along with columns details ( if Inbound)
15	PS Tables to output file layout along with columns details ( if Outbound)
16	Default values for the columns (if any)
17	Mapping rules for the columns that needs transformation
18	Select / Insert / Update conditions (if applicable)
19	Required Columns list (Rules should state what has to be done if any required column is missing)
20	Fornnating details for the required columns (like Date, DateTime, Amount etc)
21	Error/Exception handling strategy
Business Processing Logic
22	Any Business specific execution logics
Scheduling
23	Whether this interface will be run as adhoc or scheduled Batch ?
24	Whether run control page has to be created ? If so, whether page layout information provided
25	Frequency of run
26	Time of run
27	Schedule Dependencies
28	Any custom pages that has to be created for this interface
29	Any steup data that has to be configured for this interface
30	Expected average volume of data
31	Expected time of completion (if any)
Input/Output File
32	Input file name standards
33	Out file name standards
34	Input file path
35	Output file path
36	Error file path
37	Log file path
38	File Archive Startegy
Any communications (like mailing error file or success mail etc)
39	Mail note text
40	Sender address
41	receiver address
42	Any attachments