element:     NetDB port from Sybase to Oracle task / milestone

  importance:  M  == mandatory
               N  == necessary
               N1 == necessary within  1 week    of deployment
               N2 == necessary within  1 month   of deployment
               N3 == necessary within  3 months  of deployment
               N4 == necessary within  6 months  of deployment
               O  == optional

  size:        work units, where node screens = 10 work units

  confidence:  confidence in work unit estimate

  completion:  fraction complete

  programmer:  responsible programmer (not necessarily the coding programmer)