SRS Notes

Requirement Specification(SRS)
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• Semester: Fall 24_25
• Year:2024
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What is an SRS?
• SRS is the official statement of what the system developers should
implement.
• SRS is a complete description of the behavior of the system to be
developed.
• SRS should include both a definition of user requirements and a
specification of the system requirements.
• The SRS fully describes what the software will do and how it will be
expected to perform.
What is the purpose of an SRS?
• The SRS precisely defines the software product that will be built.
• SRS used to know all the requirements for the software
development and thus that will help in designing the software.
• It provides feedback to the customer. For example :
 communication between the Customer, Analyst, system
developers, maintainers, ...
 contract between Purchaser and Supplier
 firm foundation for the design phase
 support system testing activities
 support project management and control
 controlling the evolution of the system
Users of a Requirements Document
Types of Requirements
• Functional requirements: It will describe about the inputs and
outputs of the designed system.
• Non functional requirements: It will describe about how the
system should work under certain circumstances. It is more specific
then functional requirements.
– Performance requirements
– Interface requirements
– Design constraints
– Other requirements
Other Requirements
• Security
• Safety
• Environmental
• Reusability
• Training
What is not included in an SRS ?
 Project requirements
o cost, delivery schedules, staffing, reporting procedures
 Design solutions
o partitioning of SW into modules, choosing data structures
 Product assurance plans
o Quality Assurance procedures, Configuration Management
procedures, Verification & Validation procedures
Structure of The Requirements Document
• A number of large organizations, such as the US Department of

Defense and the IEEE, have defined standards for requirements
documents.
• The most widely known standard is IEEE/ANSI 830-1998 (IEEE,

1998).
• This IEEE standard suggests the following structure for requirements

documents:
1.INTRODUCTION
 Purpose
 Describe the purpose of the SRS, not the purpose of the software being
developed.
 Intended audience for SRS.
 Scope
 Describe application of software (benefits, objectives).
 Explain what software will (not) do.
 Definitions/acronyms/abbreviations
 Definitions of terms and abbreviations that are used in the SRS.
E.g. User: The person operating and/or using the software system.
 References
 A complete list of all documents referenced elsewhere in the SRS.
 Specify the sources from which the references can be obtained.
 Overview
 Brief description of rest of SRS.
 How the SRS is organized
2.OVERALL DESCRIPTION
 Product Perspective
 If the product is independent and totally self-contained, it should be stated here.
 Describe the functions of each component of the larger system or project, and identify
interfaces.
 Product Functions
 Provide a summary of the functions that the software will perform.
 Block diagrams showing the different functions and their relationships can be helpful.
 User Characteristics
 Describe those general characteristics of the eventual users of the product that will affect the
specific requirements.
 Constraints
 Provide a general description of any other items that will limit the developer's options for
designing the system.
E.g.
1. The software system will run under Windows.
2. All code shall be written in Java.
2.OVERALL DESCRIPTION
 Assumptions and Dependencies

 List and description of each of the factors that affect the requirements stated in the
SRS.
 Apportioning Of Requirements
 Identify requirements that may be delayed until future versions of the system.
Specification Principles
• Separate functionality from implementation
• Develop model of desired behavior of the system
• Establish the context in which s/w operates
• Define the environment in which system operates
• Create a cognitive model
• Specifications must be tolerant of incompleteness & augmentable
• Content & structure of a specifications should be amenable to
change
Characteristics of a good SRS
• Correct : Every requirement given in SRS is a requirement of the
software.
• Unambiguous: Every requirement has exactly one interpretation.
• Complete: Includes all functional, performance, design, external
interface requirements; definition of the response of the software to all
inputs.
• Consistent: Internal consistency.
• Ranked importance: Essential vs. desirable.
• Verifiable: A requirement is verifiable if and only if there exists some
finite cost effective process with which a person or machine can check
that the SW meets the requirement.
• Modifiable: SRS must be structured to permit effective modifications
(e.g. don’t be redundant, keep requirements separate)
• Traceable: Origin of each requirement is clear.
Benefits of SRS
• Forces the users to consider their specific requirements carefully
• Enhances communication between the Purchaser and System
developers
• Provides a firm foundation for the system design phase
• Enables planning of validation, verification, and acceptance
procedures
• Enables project planning e.g. estimates of cost and time, resource
scheduling
• Usable during maintenance phase
SRS Review
• Formal Review done by Users, Developers, Managers,
Operations personnel
• To verify that SRS confirms to the actual user requirements
• To detect defects early and correct them.
• Review typically done using checklists.

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Requirement Specification(SRS)

• A number of large organizations, such as the US Department of

• The most widely known standard is IEEE/ANSI 830-1998 (IEEE,

• This IEEE standard suggests the following structure for requirements

 Assumptions and Dependencies

• To verify that SRS confirms to the actual user requirements

• To detect defects early and correct them.

• Review typically done using checklists.

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