This document outlines requirements for an automotive "how-to" mobile app called Autofxd. It includes details on product overview, technology, features, screens, and schedule. The app will allow users to create and share guides on automotive repairs and modifications. It specifies requirements for guide creation, browsing, profiles and more. Testing plans and milestones are mentioned to launch the app by November 2014.

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AUTOFXD
PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT
PREPARED BY: MARY ELEANOR HIZON
US AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC.
VERSION 3.1
JULY 23, 2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 3
2 PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 General info................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Product Responsibilities .................................................................................................................. 6
2.3 App Screen map............................................................................................................................. 7
2.4 Main wireframes............................................................................................................................ 9
2.4.1 Sign up / Log In Screens ............................................................................................................ 9
2.4.2 Forgot Password and Terms/Privacy Screens............................................................................. 10
2.4.3 Create Guide Screens ............................................................................................................. 10
2.4.4 Browse Guide Screens ............................................................................................................ 10
2.4.5 My Profile Screens ................................................................................................................. 11
2.4.6 View Guide Screens................................................................................................................ 11
2.5 High Fidelity Mockups................................................................................................................... 11
3 PRODUCT SCHEDULE........................................................................................................................11
3.1 Product Schedule and Critical Milestones........................................................................................ 11
3.2 Alpha & Beta Stage Testing Plan..................................................................................................... 11

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1 PRODUCTOVERVIEW
Withthe adventof smartphonesandaffordabledataconnections,usershavebeenregularlyusingmobile
appsfor on-the-gosocial sharing. Takingthisconceptof mobile sharing,plusthe online successstories of
Quora and eHow, general “how-to”free mobile appslike “Snapguide”and“Trusper “ have spawnedin
Apple’sAppStore andAndroid’sPlayStore inthe pasttwoyears. These appstap on the creative and
productive potential of thisgeneration’ssmartphones,givingusersaneasy-to-useplatformthatwouldlet
themeasilyshare theirknowledge andshowcase whatthey’re goodatbywritingguidesfortheirniches.
Seeingthe possibility of increasingourcatalogdatabase by thismethodof usercontribution,we wouldlike
to develop amobile appthatwouldallow carenthusiaststowrite guides,takepicturesandshare tipsthat
can be sociallysharedwithinthe apporviaFacebook. Bythe end of the year,we wouldbe expectinga
huge database of automobile-relatedinformation,pictures,anduserprofiles.
2 PRODUCTTECHNOLOGY
Thisapp shouldbe compatible formostApple iOSandAndroidOSversions,puttingimportance onthe
recentversions.
2.1 GENERAL INFO
Brief Description Autofxd will be a “How-to” social app thatwould enable users to create and
consume guides.
Target Users Automobile owners, enthusiasts,DIYers,generally male, ages 18-50 in the United
States
Target Operating Systems iOS 6 to 7.x
Android OS 3.2 to 4.x
Target Devices MobileTouchscreen Phones/Phablet
Available through iOS App Store, and Android Play Store
App orientation  Portrait(default)
 Portraitand Landscapefor Create Guide Screens (including Camera screens,
Edit Photo screens),View Guide screens

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Features needed (should be part
of the app by launch)
 Create Guide, Browse Guide, View Guides (Featured Guides view, Top
Guides view, Latest Guides view), My Garage, My Profile
 Microphone inputand voicetranscriber (primary inputfor Tools and Steps
recording)
 Keypad (for other information input)
 Custom camera interface
 Custom photo editor with simplepaintbrush,cropping, pointer tool, and
brightness controls
 Databasefor User information, VehicleInfo (initial data will beprovided as
csv),My Garage, Tools,Parts,Photos, Audio clips, Ratings,Comments
 Built-in commenting feature
 Built-in Ratings feature
 Top Guides rankingbased on Ratings
 Admin/Moderator’s Control Panel (for managingreported guides,info
flagged as inappropriate)
 Social integration for log-in/sign up and sharing (shownumber of shares,
show sharingoptions via facebook,twitter, pinterest)
 Emailingof link and showingof link (share)
 App Tour for firstlaunch
Features for next
version/iteration (depending on
success of firstversion)
 Keypad access for Tools and Steps text revisions
 App to be rebranded as official app for APW, integration with APW site
 Karma system (points accumulated when user makes guides,when guide is
shared,when app is shared,etc. These points can be exchanged for
coupons redeemable in USAP sites)
 Invite friends from connected social accounts
 Add (another user) as friend system
 Followother users
 Regular contests and promos that awards points or coupons
 Add multiplevehicleimages
 Add multipleparts
 Guide leaderboard
 Request for a guide to be written (general request or request from a
specific user)
 More detailed My Garage (with mileage, etc, to be integrated with the
future APW My Garage)
 In-app messagingsystem (user to user, system to user,admin to user)

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Metrics Summary  Monitor user downloads of app.
 Monitor and report accountsign up rate and sign up method (Facebook or
email)
 Monitor and report returninguser rate.
 Monitor and report path new users choose after sign up.
 Report rate of users creatingguide versus browsingguides.
 Report Create Guide entry rate for screens with Create Guide button or
link.
 Monitor number of users who actually madea guide. Report guide
creation rate.
 Monitor and report number of Vehicleinfo completed with vehiclephotos,
versus without photos.
 Monitor and report how many average steps are made for guides.
 Monitor bounce rate duringcreate guide process and which partcauses
them to abandon/drop off.
 Report Guide Creation drop off rate in total, and per Guide Creation screen.
 Report Guide deletion rate.
 Report Guide Draft completion rate.
 Monitor number of users who browse for a guide, which browse screen
they usually browsefrom(popular,featured or latest).Report guide
browsingrate.
 Monitor number of users who sharethe app.
o Monitor number of users who shareguides via social share.
o Monitor number of users who shareguides via email.
o Monitor number of users who shareguides via link.
 Monitor time users spend in the app, and where they drop off/closethe
app.
 Know which arethe popular automobiles,parts and tools brands.
 Monitor app ratings in App Store and Google Play Store
 Monitor amount of comments per guide, commenting rate.
 Monitor how many people areactually ratingguides.
 Monitor and report “flagas appropriate”rate.
 Monitor and report accountdeletion rate.
 Monitor and report number of completed user profiles (includes picture)
 Monitor and report sharingof Autofxd app (not guides) via social media,
email or link.
 Monitor and report how many users turn notifications off,and which
notifications wereturned off.
 Monitor and report number and rate of users linkingthe app with facebook
(via manual linkingin settings).

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2.2 PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Management US Auto Parts
Wireframes US Auto Parts
High Level App Flows US Auto Parts
High Fidelity Mockups US Auto Parts
Final Content Texts US Auto Parts
Project Management App Development Provider
App Development App Development Provider
Database Setup App Development Provider; US Auto Parts to provideinitial data exported from
existingdatabase
Quality Analysis App Development Provider
UAT US Auto Parts
Usability Testing US Auto Parts
Deployment App Development Provider
Analytics Initial - App Development Provider
Marketing US Auto Parts

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2.3 APP SCREEN MAP

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2.4 MAIN WIREFRAMES
2.4.1 SIGN UP / LOG IN SCREENS
Notes:
1. Sign UpScreen – Requiredfields: Email Address,Username andPassword. Errornotificationto
appearwhen “Done”is pressedwhile requiredfieldsare empty
2. Nominate Username Screen – Requiredfield: Username. Pressing “Next”withanempty
username fieldwillshowErrornotification
3. Log In Screen – Requiredfield: Username andPassword. Pressing “LogIn” buttonwithempty
requiredfieldswillshowErrornotification. Eye icon: reveal passwordwhenpressed. When
pressedagain,hidespassword.
4. FacebookIntegration– allowSignupand Log in viaFacebook. WhensigningupviaFacebook,ask
forusername.

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2.4.2 FORGOTPASSWORDANDTERMS/PRIVACYSCREENS
 Please see includedSignUpHLF jpegfile.
Notes:
1. Forgot PasswordScreen– Requiredfields: emailaddress. Errorto show when “Sendreset
instructions”are sentwithemptyrequiredfield
2. Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyPages – Scroll upand downiconson the bottompersistent
footer.
2.4.3 CREATE GUIDE SCREENS
 Please see included Create GuideHLFjpegfile.
Notes:
1. RequiredInfo– Title,Vehicle,PartsandTools. Atleast1 Stepisrequiredtopublish.
2. Create Guide abandonment- whencreate guide processisabandoned byforce-closingapp, save
guide asDraft in “My Guides”, usingname Title+autosave+date.
3. Auto save progress function - autosave guide after(1) Parts specified (2) Toolsare recorded (3)
Aftereach Stepisadded. Inthe case of appcrash or app force quit,Draft isauto-savedin“My
Guides”sectionwithname: Title+autosave+date. There shouldbe anotificationon app restarting
mentioningthatthe lastguide made wassavedin “My Guides> Draft”, withthe name
Title+autosave+date,andaquestiontocontinue makingthe guide ornot.
2.4.4 BROWSE GUIDE SCREENS
 Please see includedBrowse GuideHLFjpegfile.
Notes:
1. Browse Homepage Screen – FeaturedGuidesheaderarrowscyclesthroughFeaturedGuides,
PopularGuidesandLatestGuideswhenpressed.
 Sorting forFeatured Guides–guideswiththe higheststarratings
 Sorting forPopularGuides –guideswiththe mostfavourites+comments

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 Sorting forLatestGuides – newlycreatedcompleteguides (notincludingrecentlyedited
guides)
2.4.5 MY PROFILESCREENS
 Please see includedMyProfile HLFjpegfile.
2.4.6 VIEW GUIDE SCREENS
 Please see includedViewGuide HLFjpegfile.
2.5 HIGH FIDELITY MOCKUPS
Our designerswill provideHighFidelityMockupsonce available. PSDscanbe providedto
developers forfutureuse. CSSvaluescanalsobe provided.
3 PRODUCTSCHEDULE
Productlaunchis targetedonorbefore November,2014. Productschedule TBD.
3.1 PRODUCT SCHEDULE AND CRITICAL MILESTONES
3.2 ALPHA & BETA STAGE TESTING PLAN