Which document is this? DD Form 2630, official title DD Form 2630, Software Description Annotated Outline, August 1992. What does it do? It exists to Software Description Annotated Outline. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Who is behind it? not stated maintains the form, and not stated is the publication that requires it. Those two names answer most questions about why you are being asked to submit anything at all.
Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.
What the form asks for
- Section I - Top-level characteristics (above CSCI level). 1. System requirement volatility. a. Level of definition and understanding of system requirements. Press space bar to mark X in first box if very little, second box if questionable, third box if fairly complete, or fourth box if very complete.
- b. How will overall technology advances during development affect the project? X first box if significant advances, second box if between one and three significant modifications, third box if minor modifications, or fourth box if no changes to system or requirements.
- c. Requirements volatility during development. X first box if no changes, second box if small noncritical changes, third box if frequent noncritical changes, fourth box if occasional moderate changes, fifth box if frequent moderate changes, or sixth box if many large changes.
- Additional comments.
- 2. System integration difficulty. a. Expected level of difficulty of integrating and testing the CSCI's to the element level. X first box if very little integration, no complex interfaces, second box if average degree of system integration/interface complexity, third box if several system interfaces, some complex, or fourth box if complex, time-intensive integration process anticipated.
- Additional comments.
- 3. Use of commercial off-the-shelf software. a. Expected impact of integrating software into the system. X first box if some impacts on the design/development effort, second box if few impacts created by the COTS software packages, or third box if no impacts.
- Additional comments.
- Additional comments.
- 4. Software size estimate of CSCIs. (1) Mode. a. Space.
- (2) Total KSLOC estimate: low.
- Most likely.
- High.
- (3) Percent new SLOC.
- (4) Percent reused SLOC.
- (5) Percent modified SLOC.
- (6) Programming languaged used.
- (7) Basis of size estimate (analogy, function points, other).
- (8) Reuse library percent.
- (1) Mode. b. Air.
- (2) Total KSLOC estimate: low.
- Most likely.
- High.
- (3) Percent new SLOC.
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 4 pages with roughly 183 fields to complete.
Fillable or printable — which do you have? Click inside a box. If it accepts a cursor and typed text, the file is fillable and your entries save with it. If nothing happens, the pdf is flat, and the only way forward is printing it and writing on paper.
Is handwriting acceptable? Yes, but it is the weaker choice. Scanning flattens pen strokes and reproduction blurs them, while typed characters survive the whole chain intact. Print in capitals if you are working from a paper blank.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
Why does the edition matter so much here? Because DD forms are revised centrally. When the Department reissues one, it reissues it for all branches simultaneously, and the field layout can shift. Compare the printed date against not stated before you type anything.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in not stated or in your organization's local procedure. Should you keep a copy? Always — a scan or a saved file costs nothing and spares you the whole exercise if the original disappears.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
Can you assume a matching number is the same form? No, and this is where downloads go wrong. Read the prefix. Army numbering and Department numbering are independent systems, so the digits alone tell you nothing about which document you need.
Why do editions change at all? Three reasons, mostly: the prescribing directive gets reissued, the information collected changes, or the required notice language is amended. Are you notified when it happens? No. Which is why confirming not stated at the moment you download is worth the few seconds.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2630?
- DD Form 2630, Software Description Annotated Outline, August 1992
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?