The electron beam requirements for the GlueX experiment were first published in the GlueX Design Report. The latest version of the design report that was released in November 2002 presents the same list of requirements that were shown at the GlueX Detector Review in October 2004 and at the Lehman Review in July 2005. Considering the time that has passed since these requirements were set and the progress that is now being made in optimizing the design of CEBAF for 12 GeV operation, the GlueX collaboration has been asked to conduct a careful review of its requirements. The purpose of this note is to examine key requirements in a quantitative way and show how the requirements are connected to the ability of the GlueX experiment to reach its ultimate physics goals.
