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Changes in the Requirements

This is the documentation of changes in Requirements done when we are near the Final Milestone.
One can see the old and new versions of the Requirements changed, and also the reasons for editing or deleting those Requirements.
There are also additional changes needed but not documented in this page that can be found here: Status of Requirements

Glossary:

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Discussion thread: A forum content in which registered users can ask questions, make suggestions or reviews about medical-related subjects and other registered users can create comments below that. It consists of one post and zero or more comments. (Reason: Post encapsulates the meaning now.)

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Post: Starting content of a discussion thread in which a registered user can ask question about his/her disease, make suggestion or review of his/her medical experiences. It has a title and a body. (Old Version) (Reason: Meaning changed a little.)
Post: Main content of the Forum section, in which a registered user can ask question about his/her disease, make suggestions or share his/her medical experiences. It has a title and a body. (New version)

Requirements:

1.1.1.4.5 delete - Members shall be able to modify their usernames to other valid usernames.
(Reason: Usernames are also used in logging in, so we decided to remove this feature from requirements.)
- (1.1.1.4.6 becomes 1.1.1.4.5 due to deletion of 1.1.1.4.5.)
1.1.1.4.7 delete - Registered users be able to modify their passwords confirming their old passwords.
(Reason: We don't have time to implement this feature.)
1.1.2.1.19 delete - Registered users should be able to refer to a specific post or comment by stating their IDs.
(Reason: There is no time left to implement this feature, which has a low priority.)
1.1.2.1.1 edit - Old version: Registered users shall be able to create discussion threads by creating a post in the forum.
(Reason: Discussion thread got obsolete.)
New version: Registered users shall be able to create posts in the forum.
1.1.2.1.11 edit - Old version: Users shall be able to filter discussion threads by several tags given by post-owners while creating these discussion threads.
(Reason: Discussion thread got obsolete, and we provide this functionality with search bar)
New version: Users shall be able to filter posts by several tags, using the search bar, given by post-owners while creating those posts.
1.1.2.2 Chatbot (added and edited some requirements)
1.1.2.2.1 edit - Old version: Registered users shall be able to reach posts, articles and doctors related to the options they choose from chatbot decision tree.
(Reason: They can't reach doctors and articles from chatbot. Also, all users can use the chatbot, not only the registered ones.)
New version: Users shall be able to reach posts related to the options they choose from chatbot decision tree.
(add) - 1.1.2.2.2: Users shall be able to learn probable causes for their symptoms related to the options they choose from chatbot decision tree.
(add) - 1.1.2.2.3: Users shall be able to learn which Category to add to posts when creating their posts, related to the options they choose from chatbot decision tree.
1.1.2.3.6 edit - Old version: Article-owners shall add tags that describes which medical major the article they are creating is about while creating articles.
(Reason: We use categories in addition to the tags)
New version: Article-owners shall add tags and categories that describes which medical major the article they are creating is about while creating articles.
Following Tags/Categories (edited)
1.1.2.4.1 edit - Old version: Registered users shall be able to follow tags and categories.
(Reason: Tags are not followed.)
New version: Registered users shall be able to follow categories.
1.1.2.4.2 edit - Old version: Registered users shall be able to view their followed tags and categories.
(Reason: Tags are not followed.)
New version: Registered users shall be able to view their followed categories.
1.1.2.4.3 edit - Old version: Registered users shall be able to unfollow previously followed tags and categories. (Reason: Tags are not followed.)
New version: Registered users shall be able to unfollow previously followed categories.
1.1.2.4.4 edit - Old version: Registered users shall have a personalized home page including recent discussion threads and articles about their followed tags and categories. (Reason: Tags are not followed. Articles don't support recommendation system. Discussion threads got obsolete.)
New version: Registered users shall have a personalized home page including recent posts about their followed categories.
1.1.3 delete Notifications
(Reason: Notifications are too complex to add to our app in a short amount of time)
1.1.4 Search & Sort Requirements (edited)
- (all 1.1.4 becomes 1.1.3 due to deletion of 1.1.3)
1.1.4.1.6 edit - Old version: Users shall be able to search among discussion threads in the Forum with the titles, authors, dates of the posts.
(Reason: Search by date is not that necessary, and we don't have time to implement this feature. Also discussion thread got obsolete. Added body.)
New version: Users shall be able to search among posts in the Forum with the titles, body, authors of the posts.
1.1.4.1.7 edit - Old version: Users shall be able to search among articles in the Articles with the titles, authors, dates of the articles.
(Reason: Search by date is not that necessary, and we don't have time to implement this feature. Added body.)
New version: Users shall be able to search among articles in the Articles with the titles, body, authors of the articles.
1.1.4.2 Sorting (deleted)
(Reason: There is no time left to implement this feature, which has a low priority.)
1.1.5 Admin Requirements (edited)
- (all 1.1.5 becomes 1.1.4 due to deletion of 1.1.3)
1.1.5.11 edit - Old version: Admins should get notifications for new reports and verification requests of doctors.
(Reason: We don't have notifications)
New version: Admins should be able to see new reports and verification requests of doctors.
1.2.1.1.1 delete - System shall highlight doctors' comments by placing them on the top in a discussion thread.
(Reason: Doctors may be in a dialog in the comments section. It would be meaningless.)
(requirements below will change their numbers)
1.2.1.1.3 delete - implemetation yapılırken bunu da unutmayın. System should indicate posts edited by a registered user by showing an "edited" message on top of that comment.
(Reason: Edited label for an edited content is not necessary.)
1.2.1.1.4 delete - System should show previous versions of a post if it is edited by a registered user.
(Reason: It is meaningless. Editing has a purpose such that old version got obsolete. No need to show it)
1.2.1.1.5 delete - System should indicate comments edited by a registered user by showing an "edited" message on top of that comment.
(Reason: Edited label for an edited content is not necessary.)
1.2.1.1.6 delete - System should keep and -show if needed- previous versions of a comment if it is edited by a registered user.
(Reason: It is meaningless. Editing has a purpose such that old version got obsolete. No need to show it)
1.2.1.1.7 delete - System should indicate comments deleted by a registered user by showing a "deleted comment" message in place of the deleted comment.
(Reason: It is meaningless. Deleting has a purpose such that old version got obsolete. No need to show it)
1.2.1.1.11 delete - System shall sort comments of doctors in a discussion thread by the number of upvotes and show them at the top.
(Reason: Doctors may be in a dialog in the comments section. It would be meaningless.)
1.2.1.1.12 edit - Old version: System shall sort comments of members in a discussion thread by the date of creation of the comments and show them below the comments of doctors.
(Reason: Doctor comment on top feature got obsolete.)
New version: System shall sort comments of members in a post by the date of creation of the comments.
1.2.1.2.2 edit - Old version: Chatbot shall use labels to find posts and articles related to user decisions.
(Reason: Categories instead of labels)
New version: Chatbot shall use categories to find posts and articles related to user decisions.
1.2.1.2.3 edit - Old version: Chatbot shall offer some suggestions after the query, including related tags to the discomfort and links to related articles and post under the given tags. (Reason: Categories instead of tags. no articles, only posts)
New version: Chatbot shall offer some suggestions after the query, including related categories to the discomfort and links to related posts under the given tags.