Software Engineering

9.4.2 
Configuration audits
Ultimately, requirements traceability is critical to supporting the functional and 
physical configuration audit. The software architecture provides the mapping of the 
software product configuration to its implementation, test results, and documenta-
tion artifacts. Configuration audits are performed prior to software deployment or 
distribution to confirm that the final software product:
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  Satisfies the specified software requirements.
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  Incorporates authorized change proposals and requests.
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  Is ready for software sustainment with accurate design documentation, opera-
tional manuals, and source files under configuration control.

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