# Statement of Work: Software Development Insight & Release Management Platform

## Project Scope

### Backend Development
**Database Layer**
- PostgreSQL database implementation
- Optional Supabase integration for enhanced database interface

**Integration Services**
- CruiseControl.NET log reader and data caching system
- Manuscript (FogBugz) integration for developer comments and timing data
- Document creation service for automated PDF release note generation
- Cloud storage upload tool for software packages and documentation
- Help Center Article Updater for automated support portal management
- Web server component for frontend API services

### Frontend Development
**Web Interface Views**
- **Project List View**: Display and selection interface for CruiseControl.NET tracked projects
- **Project Details View**: Current build status, history, and action logs
- **Release Notes View**: Manuscript integration showing project-specific notes
- **Package Management View**: Configuration interface for software packages including naming, project association, cloud locations, and help center articles
- **Publishing View**: Package selection, detail review, and execution interface for publishing workflows

## Technical Requirements

### Backend Architecture
- Modular service-oriented design
- PostgreSQL data persistence
- RESTful API endpoints
- Integration adapters for external systems
- Document generation capabilities
- Cloud storage connectivity
- Help center API integration

### Frontend Architecture
- Modern web application framework
- Responsive user interface design
- Real-time data updates
- Form-based configuration management
- Workflow-driven user experience

## Deliverables
1. Complete backend service suite with all integrations
2. Full-featured web frontend application
3. Database schema and migration scripts
4. API documentation
5. User documentation and training materials
6. Deployment and configuration guides

## Definition of Terms

**CruiseControl.NET (CC.NET)**: Continuous integration server that manages automated builds and provides build history logs

**Manuscript (FogBugz)**: Project management and bug tracking system that contains developer comments, feature specifications, and timing data

**Software Package**: A configured release version of software that includes metadata such as name, associated CC.NET project, upload destinations, and help center article references

**Release Notes**: Automatically generated PDF documents that compile information from both Manuscript and CC.NET sources for a specific software release

**Help Center Articles**: Support documentation that gets updated with templated content when software packages are published

**Cloud Storage Service**: External storage platform (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage) where software packages and documentation are uploaded

**Publishing Workflow**: The complete process of selecting a package, generating release notes, uploading files to cloud storage, and updating help center articles

**Project**: A software development initiative tracked by CruiseControl.NET with associated builds, commits, and deployment history