Product Categories Within Office Compatible 97

The functionality of software applications varies substantially among different types of products, so the Office Compatible 97 testing requirements must be tailored to each of several broad categories. This reflects the fact that an Office customer's expectations will vary from one type of product to another. For example, if an Office customer is using a document centric product, then they will expect it to include an Open dialog box like the one used in Office, but they won't expect a mainframe connectivity product to do so. Instead, they'll expect it to include something along the lines of a "New Mainframe Connection" dialog box. So Office features must be adapted to different product categories, and in some cases, certain Office features may not apply at all.

As you read the following discussion of Office Compatible 97 product categories, make a note of the category to which your product belongs. You will need this information later so you can select the list of requirements that your product must meet.