CASAN/packages/casan-harness/templates/srs-template.md

Software Requirements Specification — [PROJECT_NAME]

Project Code: [PROJECT_CODE] | Doc Code: [DOCUMENT_CODE] | Version: [VERSION] | Date: [EFFECTIVE_DATE]

Record of Change

No	Date	Version	Description	Reason
1	[dd/mm/yyyy]	1.0	Initial version	Feature request

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
   • 1.1 Purpose
   • 1.2 Scope
   • 1.3 Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
   • 1.4 References
   • 1.5 Overview
2. Overall Description
   • 2.1 Product Perspective
   • 2.2 Product Functions
   • 2.3 User Characteristics
   • 2.4 Constraints
   • 2.5 Assumptions and Dependencies
3. Specific Requirements
   • 3.1 Functionality
   • 3.2 Usability
   • 3.3 Reliability
   • 3.4 Performance
   • 3.5 Supportability
   • 3.6 Design Constraints
   • 3.7 Online Documentation Requirements
   • 3.8 Purchased Components
   • 3.9 Interfaces
   • 3.10 Licensing Requirements
   • 3.11 Legal, Copyright, and Other Notices
   • 3.12 Applicable Standards
4. Supporting Information
   • 4.1 Glossary
   • 4.2 Open Issues

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

[Purpose of this SRS and what system/feature it specifies.]

Target Audience: [developers, testers, project managers, stakeholders]

1.2 Scope

System Name: [Name]
Objectives: [Key goals]
In Scope: [What is included]
Out of Scope: [What is excluded]

1.3 Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations

Term	Definition
IPA	Information-technology Promotion Agency
SRS	Software Requirements Specification
OWASP	Open Web Application Security Project
[TERM]	[Definition]

1.4 References

No	Title	Version
1	[PROJECT_NAME] Constitution	—
2	IEEE 830-1998 SRS Standard	—
3	OWASP Top 10	Latest

1.5 Overview

Sections: 1 Introduction · 2 Overall Description · 3 Specific Requirements · 4 Supporting Information.

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2 Overall Description

2.1 Product Perspective

[Context: new product / enhancement / component of larger system.]

• System Interfaces: [Other systems this interacts with]
• User Interfaces: [General UI characteristics]
• Software Interfaces: [Databases, libraries, OS dependencies]
• Communications: [Network protocols, message formats]

2.2 Product Functions

[Summary of major functions — details are in Section 3.]

2.3 User Characteristics

User Type	Characteristics	Primary Use
[TYPE_1]	[description]	[tasks]
[TYPE_2]	[description]	[tasks]

2.4 Constraints

• Regulatory: [Legal/compliance requirements]
• Security: [OWASP Top 10 compliance required]
• Development Standards: [IPA coding/doc standards]
• Other: [Hardware, integration, or operational limits]

2.5 Assumptions and Dependencies

Assumptions:

• [ASSUMPTION_1]

Dependencies:

• [DEPENDENCY_1]

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3 Specific Requirements

3.1 Functionality

Functional requirements format:

FR-[CAT]-NNN: [Title]

• Description: [What the system shall do]
• Input: [Inputs required]
• Processing: [High-level logic]
• Output: [Result/output]
• Priority: High / Medium / Low
• Dependencies: [Other FR IDs, if any]
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • Given [condition], when [action], then [result]

3.1.1 [Feature Category 1]

FR-[CAT]-001: [Title]

• Description: [...]
• Input: [...]
• Processing: [...]
• Output: [...]
• Priority: [High/Medium/Low]
• Dependencies: —
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • Given [...], when [...], then [...]

[Add more FR-[CAT]-NNN entries as needed]

3.2 Usability

UR-001: [Users shall become productive within X hours of training]
UR-002: [Common tasks completable within X steps/seconds]
UR-003: [Accessibility or standards compliance requirement]

3.3 Reliability

RR-001: System shall be available [XX%] of the time; planned downtime windows: [specify].
RR-002: Recovery time after failure shall not exceed [X] minutes.
RR-003: Data calculations shall be accurate to [X] decimal places.

3.4 Performance

PR-001: [Operation] shall complete within [X] seconds at average load (95th pct ≤ [Y]s).
PR-002: System shall handle at least [X] concurrent users / [Y] transactions per second.
PR-003: [Capacity or resource utilization constraint]

3.5 Supportability

SR-001: Code shall conform to [standard]; test coverage ≥ [X]%.
SR-002: All errors shall be logged with stack traces; health-check endpoints provided.
SR-003: [Naming conventions or other maintainability requirements]

3.6 Design Constraints

DC-001: Technology stack — Language: [X]; Framework: [Y]; Database: [Z].
DC-002: Architecture — [Pattern, e.g., MVC/microservices]; component communication via [protocol].
DC-003: Tooling — VCS: Git; CI/CD: [tool]; Test framework: [tool].

3.7 Online Documentation Requirements

[Requirements for user manuals, context-sensitive help, or auto-generated API docs. Mark "Not applicable" if none.]

3.8 Purchased Components

Component	Vendor	Version	License	Purpose
[NAME]	[VENDOR]	[VERSION]	[LICENSE]	[PURPOSE]

All components must have no critical CVEs and be actively maintained.

3.9 Interfaces

3.9.1 User Interfaces

UI-001: [Screen name] — [description, key inputs, available actions]

3.9.2 Software Interfaces

SI-001: [System] — Type: [REST/gRPC/MQ]; Protocol: [HTTP/S]; Format: [JSON]; Auth: [method].

3.9.3 Hardware Interfaces

[Describe or mark "Not applicable".]

3.9.4 Communications Interfaces

[Network protocol, message format, TLS requirements, or "Not applicable".]

3.10 Licensing Requirements

[License enforcement rules, or "Not applicable".]

3.11 Legal, Copyright, and Other Notices

[Copyright statement, open-source license disclosures, disclaimers.]

3.12 Applicable Standards

Standard	Application
IPA Documentation Standards	Document structure
OWASP Top 10	Security requirements (Sec 3.1, 3.9)
IEEE 830-1998	SRS structure

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4 Supporting Information

4.1 Glossary

[Additional term definitions not in Section 1.3, if needed.]

4.2 Open Issues

ID	Description	Status
ISS-001	[description]	Open

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Document Status: [Draft/Review/Approved] | Last Updated: [DATE]