During this stage, we continue to gather more details on the user views identified in the previous stage, to create a users’ requirements specification that describes in detail the data to be held in the database and how the data is to be used. While gathering more information on the user views, we also collect any general requirements for the system. The purpose of gathering this information is to create a systems specification, which describes any features to be included in the new database system such as networking and shared access requirements, performance requirements, and the levels of security required.