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lógica de actuación

English translation: requirements

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Spanish term or phrase:lógica de actuación
English translation:requirements
Entered by: Kathleen Misson

18:41 Jul 9, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Spanish term or phrase: lógica de actuación
This is a specification document for a computer accounting system.

Definir la lógica de actuación de cada uno de los campos definidos y determinar la posible agrupación de estos según formatos y conceptos.

Thank you in advance!
Kathleen Misson
Spain
Local time: 20:15
requirements
Explanation:
To define the "lógica de actuación" means to define what each field will do, what they need to do, what you want them to do when they are filled in, relationships between fields, what they are, so on, and I understand this as defining the requirements for these fields.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requirement

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Note added at 4 days (2009-07-14 16:46:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias, kmisson.
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delveneto
United States
Local time: 14:15
Grading comment
Thank you all for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2modus operandi
jude dabo
5reason for use/using
Eileen Brophy
4 +1operational logic / reasons
Xenia Wong
4requirements
delveneto


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
reason for use/using


Explanation:
If it is a field that needs justification of why it is being used....

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 20:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 38
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
modus operandi


Explanation:
good option

jude dabo
Local time: 19:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Cathy
agree  Ruth Ramsey
21 hrs
  -> Thanks a million Ruth!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
operational logic / reasons


Explanation:
Otra opción...

Xenia Wong
Local time: 13:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 313

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alberto Guzman: The context is a computer system document, i think this option works better.
5 hrs
  -> Alberto, mil gracias...xen :-))
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
requirements


Explanation:
To define the "lógica de actuación" means to define what each field will do, what they need to do, what you want them to do when they are filled in, relationships between fields, what they are, so on, and I understand this as defining the requirements for these fields.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requirement

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Note added at 4 days (2009-07-14 16:46:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias, kmisson.

delveneto
United States
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you all for your help!
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