Online Magazine Management System Software Specification Document

ASSIGNMENT 1: SPECIFICATION
By: (Name)
(Course title)
(Tutor name)
(College name)
(Date)

Table of Contents
Table of figures................................................................................................................................4
Section One: Introduction................................................................................................................5
Purpose.........................................................................................................................................5
Document conventions.................................................................................................................5
Audience......................................................................................................................................5
Scope............................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................6
Section Two: Overall description....................................................................................................7
Product perspective......................................................................................................................7
Product Functions........................................................................................................................7
Design constrains.........................................................................................................................7
Functional requirements...............................................................................................................8
Section Three: Specific system requirements..................................................................................9
Reader use case............................................................................................................................9
Use case: Send recommendation................................................................................................10
Use case: Send subscription.......................................................................................................10
Use case: Magazine publisher....................................................................................................11
Use case submit an article..........................................................................................................12
Magazine publisher use cases....................................................................................................12
Section four: External Interface requirements...............................................................................13
User interface requirements.......................................................................................................13
Hardware interfaces requirements.............................................................................................14
Software interfaces requirements...............................................................................................14
Communication interface...........................................................................................................14
Licensing requirements..............................................................................................................14
Copyright, legal, and others.......................................................................................................15
Section five: Other non-functional requirements..........................................................................15
Security......................................................................................................................................15
Performance...............................................................................................................................15
Section seven: Other requirements................................................................................................15
Documentation...........................................................................................................................15

System features..........................................................................................................................16
Logical structure of data............................................................................................................16
References......................................................................................................................................17
Section Eight: Reflection...............................................................................................................18
Appendix A: Glossary................................................................................................................18
Appendix C: Elicitation Report..................................................................................................20
Appendix D: Team Meeting minutes.........................................................................................21
Minute 1.................................................................................................................................21
Minute 2.................................................................................................................................22
Minute 3.................................................................................................................................22
Minute 3.................................................................................................................................23

Table of figures
Figure 1: Search article diagram......................................................................................................8
Figure 2: Send recommendation......................................................................................................9
Figure 3: Send Subscription.............................................................................................................9
Figure 4: Magazine publisher........................................................................................................10
Figure 5: Submit article.................................................................................................................11
Figure 6: Magazine Publisher........................................................................................................11
Figure 7: Logical data structure.....................................................................................................16
Figure 8: System functional Requirements....................................................................................17

Section One: Introduction
This is a software specification document which is in accordance with IEEE standard.
This document contains both functional and non-functional requirements for the Online
Magazine Management System. The SRS document describes the architectural design and design
decisions.
Purpose
This SRS document entails a complete software requirement for the Online Magazine
Management System (OMMS). The document gives a detailed design which is needed to
implement the system. This document also provides a visibility design. It also provides
information that is needed for software support. The document contains both functional and non-
functional requirements. In addition, the document contains guidelines for website developers.
Document conventions
This SRS document is divided into major sections which are an introduction, specific
system requirements, overall description, external interface requirements, other non-functional
requirements, other requirements, and reflection. Each of the parts is divided into sub-sections to
explain each section. In addition, the documents contain Appendices which contains analysis
model, issues lists, glossary, team meeting minutes, and elicitation report (Anderson, 2009).
Audience
The audience is intended to system analysts, developers, project sponsors, and project
managers of the web application. To the project managers will them in the publication of review
outcomes. It will also help in having a clear overview of project requirements. To the project
sponsors, the document will give them knowledge of the project cost. To the developers, there

will have that knowledge of the required internal workings of the system. The document will also
be useful to the users of the system as they will be aware of the system functionality. This means
that they would be aware of the characteristics of the system and the required software to run the
system.
Scope
Online magazine management system (OMMS) is developed to assists magazine
publishers in expanding the readership of their magazines content. The system allows integration
of reader subscriptions, digital content, and advertisement. This document describes the
interface, operations, and quality assurance requirements of the OMMS. The document has been
prepared after a number of consultations with the project team and other relevant factors needed
to develop the system. Some of the characteristics of the system include a login facility to the
system users. The system should also allow searching for magazines according to date. The
administrators should be able to insert magazines (Arain & Low, 2010)
References
Anderson, T., 2009. Software : requirements, specification and testing by Tom Anderson. 2nd ed.
Chicago: John & Wiley.
Arain, F. M. & Low, S. P., 2010. IT-based project change management system by Faisal
Manzoor Arain. 1st ed. New York: John & Wiley.
Behforooz, A. & Hudson, F. J., 2017. Software engineering fundamentals. 3rd ed. London:
London Press.
Black, R., 2018. Advanced software testing. 3rd ed. London: Rocky Nook Press.
Fairclough, J., 2016. Software engineering. 1st ed. New York: London Prentice Hall.