Food Table Input

Development of versions 1.1 and 2.0

Work is progressing on the project to develop version 1.1 of the Food Table Input (FTI) program. The development work is planned to be undertaken in four phases, as detailed below. The first two phases were completed by Summer 1999 as FTI 1.1B and phase C is under way. On the completion of FTI 1.1B, it was decided that further development should include upgrading the facilities to Windows 95/98 conventions and interim releases of FTI 1.1C are prototyping these. It is planned to complete the FTI software during the year 2000 and to release the resulting program as FTI 2.0.

Overall, FTI 1.1:

adds recipe management and calculation facilities
supports food sub-items for the management and evaluation of food sample and published data
implements basic data control functions
improves support for assigning source reference and method information
will support a range of data import and export options, including existing spreadsheet procedures
will manage food description and categorisation information for food records.

The four phases will be referred to as Phase A through Phase D and will generate the four software releases FTI 1.1A, 1.1B, 1.1C and 2.0. The tasks assigned to each of the four phases are:

Phase A
(completed)   •  developed source reference and method handling enhancements
  •  specified food record handling enhancements implementing linked food items
  •  specified the requirements for recipe management and calculation
  •  developed food sample support through linked food items
  •  reviewed user interface requirements

Phase B
(completed)   •  implemented support for the management of food sub-items and multiple (e.g. multilingual) food names
  •  implemented basic recipe management and calculation facilities
  •  specified and prototyped data control procedures
  •  specified data exchange requirements

Phase C
(in progress)   •  implement Windows 95/98 user interface
  •  prototype food description and categorisation facilities
  •  review food handling implementation and specify further enhancements
  •  review basic recipe implementation and finalise requirements for enhancements
  •  implement data control procedures
  •  implement data exchange facilities

Phase D   •  implement further food handling enhancements
  •  implement advanced recipe facilities
  •  review and report the FTI 1.1 and FTI 2.0 developments.


	Phase A (completed)	• developed source reference and method handling enhancements • specified food record handling enhancements implementing linked food items • specified the requirements for recipe management and calculation • developed food sample support through linked food items • reviewed user interface requirements
	Phase B (completed)	• implemented support for the management of food sub-items and multiple (e.g. multilingual) food names • implemented basic recipe management and calculation facilities • specified and prototyped data control procedures • specified data exchange requirements
	Phase C (in progress)	• implement Windows 95/98 user interface • prototype food description and categorisation facilities • review food handling implementation and specify further enhancements • review basic recipe implementation and finalise requirements for enhancements • implement data control procedures • implement data exchange facilities
	Phase D	• implement further food handling enhancements • implement advanced recipe facilities • review and report the FTI 1.1 and FTI 2.0 developments.

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Updated: 20 March 2000