Work Product (Artifact): Supplementary Specifications








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Work Product (Artifact): Supplementary Specifications















This artifact captures system requirements that are not readily captured in behavioral requirements artifacts such as use-case specifications.






Purpose



The Supplementary Specifications capture the system requirements that are not readily captured in the use cases of the use-case model. Such requirements include: Legal and regulatory requirements, and application standards Quality attributes of the system to be built, including usability, reliability, performance, and supportability requirements Other requirements such as those for operating systems and environments, compatibility with other software, and design constraints



Description



Main Description The Supplementary Specifications are an important complement to the Use-Case Model, because together they capture all software requirements (functional and nonfunctional) that need to be described to serve as a complete Software Requirements Specification.


Brief Outline It is recommended that the Supplementary Specification be organized according the requirement categories.  For a description of a categorization approach using the "FURPS+" acronym, see Concept: Requirements.



Properties



Optional


Planned



Illustrations



Examples


CSPS Supplementary Specification - Elaboration Phase


CSPS Supplementary Specification - Inception Phase






Key Considerations



The Supplementary Specification captures all system-wide requirements, not just the non-functional ones.  A common misconception is that all functional requirements reside in the Use Case work products and all non-functional requirements reside in the Supplemental Specification work product. This is inaccurate as some functional requirements apply to the system as a whole (such as a requirement for online help). Similarly, some non-functional requirements only apply to a particular use case (or flow within a use case), in which case the requirement should be attached to the use case, otherwise the system will be over-engineered.



Tailoring



Representation Options The kinds of supplementary requirements vary widely between projects, so tailoring should be applied to define sections applicable to your project.



More Information



Checklists


Supplementary Specifications





Concepts


Requirements





Guidelines


Software Requirements Specification


Supplementary Specifications â€" Informal Representation








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