Requirements Specification Study
The requirements study for the new modules of NDS 4.0 is initiated. It is
expected that this stage of analysis to be finalized by 27 Feb. 2000.The scope of the study is going to cover the new modules in NDS 4.0 which are
the License module, Establishment
Management module, Annual Reports Questionnaire module,
and Interface to ICPO.
The license module is going to provide national administrations with
the ability to license establishment for dealing with controlled substances. The
system allows for two types of licenses which are open licenses and limited license.
Open licenses permit establishments to deal with a range of substances without
limitations on quantity. For example, a competent authority may license an
establishment to deal with narcotics which would in effect allow the establishment to deal
with all types of narcotics without limitations on quantity. On the other hand,
limited licenses permit establishments to deal with specific substances and with specific
quantity limitations per substance. The system gives the user the facility to print
out license and/or transmit them electronically.
The establishment management module is
intended to facilitate all types of transactions on the establishment level.
Furthermore, it has the ability to aggregate the establishment level details into the
appropriate forms according to the substance type. Only substances controlled by
INCB aggregate into the forms. In addition, the establishment management module
tracks the stock within establishments and offers the facility of stock ledger reporting.
The inspection data against establishments could be recorded as well to be compared
later on against the recorded stocks of establishments. This module also offers the
facility for domestic trade control. For further information on the processes
handled by the establishment module, please refer to the establishment
management process diagram. To gain an insight into the impact of transaction on
the establishment level stocks, please refer to the stock management
example.
The annual reports questionnaire module is
intended to facilitate the collection of data from different data sources for the purposes
of preparing the annual reports questionnaire to be submitted to the secretary general.
The module allows for the printing of the ARQ in the standard format and/or
transmitting it electronically.
The interface to the ICPO system is intended to
provide a common data format for the gathering, communication, and exchange of information
on individual seizures. This module implements the reporting formats of ICPO for the
utilization of law enforcement agencies.
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