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Information required

The developer must have the following information to format the prototype:

• The screens needed to support the functional requirements
• The processing activities taking place before and after communication with the user
• The number of dialogs included in the application
• The activities associated with each dialog
• The manner in which processing selections will be made by the user
• The control key and/or response code that will be associated with each selection

Worksheets can be developed to record all of the above information. Refer to the graphic, Sample Application Worksheets, earlier in this chapter for examples of sample worksheets. Chapter 3, Building a Prototype provides the step-by-step procedure for creating an online prototype.