Use Application Specifications when defining an application's Direct Capture of Objectives (DCO).
Specifications are referenced in the following places:
Flows — The Specifications tab lists the specifications associated with the entire flow, flow-wide local actions, and flow components.
Most flow shapes.
The Specifications category of settings for a case type.
Available local actions for an Assignment shape.
The Document Application tool.
The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet produced by the Sizing wizard.
The Specifications tab on the Application Profile landing page. References specifications in the current application and in the RuleSet stack. You can also open this landing page by selecting the Specifications option in the Details area on the Application Overview landing page.
The Records Explorer lists all the Application Specifications available to you in your application.
To add new specifications, an application and corresponding work type for that application must exist.
Application Specifications are part of the Application Definition category. An Application Specification is an instance of the Rule-Application-UseCase class.