Scope Statement. The purpose of the Overall Gateway was to pull several different G2G business functions from different state and local agencies through one common place on the Internet. Functions of the overall gateway include:

• single sign-on,
• centralized identification and authorization of users,
• access to the look up feature of the Contact Directory with ability to do predefined sorts and queries,
• access to role-appropriate business functions (e. g. dog licensing, parcel transfer data verification check, contact repository),
• access to general information resources, and
• access to Help and FAQs.

Role Designations. Each Prototype user was assigned a role based on his or her daily job functions. A user name and password was used to authenticate individuals to their roles. User names and passwords were issued and validated by the Gateway Administrator at CTG.

• All users were assigned to the role of General User. A General User had access to all links to resources, a searchable, unified Contact Directory of state and local government professionals, and user support functions including FAQs and Help features.
• Those who held the responsibility of transacting dog licensing functions within their local government or state agency were given access rights to the Dog Licensing Application.
• Those who held the responsibility of reviewing and assessing parcel transfer records within their local government or state agency were given access rights to the Parcel Transfer Verification Check Application.
• Those who held the responsibility of submitting and updating contact information for officials within their local government or state agency were given access rights to the Contact Repository Application.

Functional Requirements. The basic functional requirements included the ability of the application to:

• Perform the functions listed in the Overall Gateway Scope Statement.
• Provide all appropriate users access to the application via a standard web browser.
• Run within the Prototype system.
• Remain self-contained and not integrate with existing production systems.

More specifically, the most important function of the Overall Gateway was the single sign-on to multiple applications where each user’s role was identified and matched to a specific application. This allowed all three applications to be channeled through the Prototype and allowed access to an application only if the user had the correct credentials.

Data Requirements. All data entered into the Prototype was identified and prioritized by the Prototype Team.

• The links to Resources on information about laws and regulations, professional associations, data resources, and other helpful information was selected by the participating state and local officials.
• Information for the Frequently Asked Questions.
• Help information was developed by the corporate partners for the applications that they each developed.
• Information about each user’s role (and subsequent access to applications) was collected and validated.