Task: Construct Product Map
It relates the products with the their respectives features.
Disciplines: Product Scoping
Purpose
Relate the products with the features.
Relationships
RolesPrimary Performer: Additional Performers:
InputsMandatory:
    		Optional:
    • None
    Outputs
      Main Description

      The final task of the product scoping is construct product map. In this task, initially is performed the step associate features with products, in which the features are associated with the products across one matrix. This matrix consists of products as columns and features as rows. It also has one column that is destined at the scope of the feature, where is defined if it is mandatory (i.e. make part of the all products), optional (i.e. make part of some products) or out of scoping (i.e. make part of only one product). Besides, in this matrix, each column of product is constituted of two other columns, the first indicates if the feature is required in the product and the second indicates if the feature is one possible further feature of the product. With this is possible to determine which features will integrate or not each product. After the association is performed the step define scope of the feature, where is defined if it is mandatory, optional or out of scoping.

      Steps
      Associate Feature with Products
      In this step the features are associated with the products across of one matrix.
      Define Scope of the Feature

      In this step, the features are associated at the their scope. The scope of the features can be: 

      1. Mandatory: Common feature among different products, i.e. it always should be selected by products of the SPL;

      2. Variable: The feature cannot be selected by all products of the SPL; or

       

      3. Out of Scope: The feature is associated with only one product of the product line.