Low Level Function
9.5.3 Manage Store of Loading or Unloading Zone Use
Overview
This Function shall be capable of providing the following facilities:
(1) The ability to manage the store of Loading or Unloading Zones Data, which contains data about Loading and Unloading zones plus their associated Holding Zones.
(2) The ability to load into the store the data about each zone (e.g. location, number of places, use restrictions, use guidance) that is provided by the Parking Zone Operator via the Provide Loading/Unloading Zone Operator Interface function.
(3) The ability to update the store with information about bookings for parking places in the zones so that it has access to a coherent and up to date record of the historical, current and forecast use.
Functional Requirements
(a) continuously monitor for receipt of the request un/loading zone status data flow from the Manage Loading or Unloading Zone Bookings function, or either of the data flows containing updated un/loading zone static data or request un/loading zone data from the Provide loading/Unloading Zone Operator Interface function
(b) when first or second data flows in (a) is received, check to see if it contains data to be loaded into the store of Loading or Unloading Zones Data and if it does use the data flow containing load zone use data to do this
(c) when the first data flow is received in (a) , extract the requested data from the store of Loading or Unloading Zones Data using the data flows containing load zone use data and read zone use data and send it to the Manage Loading or Unloading Zone Bookings function in the requested un/loading zone status data flow
(d) when the third data flow is received in (a) , extract the requested data from the store of Loading or Unloading Zones Data using the data flows containing load zone use data and read zone use data and send it to the Provide loading/Unloading Zone Operator Interface function in the data flow containing requested un/loading zone data.
Diagrams
Parent Higher Level Function
Input logical dataflows
Output logical dataflows
User needs
Number | Description |
| The system shall enable the freight vehicle driver, to request a reservation for an urban parking place to enable un/loading. The request will include the desired location, time, duration, potential flexibility, possible hazardous goods and vehicle type. |
| The system shall enable an un/loading zone parking allocation to be made based on the request that has been received, or to state that one is not available and/or propose an alternative booking, and to send the details to the freight vehicle driver and the fleet operator. |
| The system shall be able to receive an ETA from a vehicle that is approaching an urban parking place, and to receive confirmation that the urban parking place (or holding zone) is still/now available and/or receive updates to the booking. |