Software Requirement Specification

for
Alumni Management System

Submitted by Submitted to

Anshu Gupta Dr. Shuja Rashud Mirza

Roll no. 35
Registration no. 12221465 ID no. 27382
Software Requirement Specification
Table of Contents
1 Introduction………………………………………………………………….
2 Document Purpose…………………………………………………………
3 Document Overview ……………………………………..........................
4 General Description of Project…………………………………………...
4.1 Purpose of the project…………………………………………………….
4.2 Project context………………………………………………………………
4.3 Benefits………………………………………………………………………
5 Functional Requirements………………………………………………….
6 Non-Functional Requirements……………………………………………
6.1 User Interface Requirements……………………………………………..
6.2 Security Requirements……………………………………………………

Figure contents
Figure 1 (use case diagram) ……………………………………………….
Figure 2 (activity diagram & description)…………………………………
Figure 3 (Inserting student details)…………………………………………
Figure 4(Displaying student details)……………………………………….
Figure 5(Searching Student Data)……………………………………….
Figure 6(Change Login Password)………………………………………
1. Introduction :
Many colleges maintain present and old students’ records’
manually. Recollecting this data in the manual system is
very difficult. If students need to access some data about
their elder students it might take a long time to go through
the records and get to know about them. Hence overall
collecting information about a student is a very tedious
task.
Alumni Management system solves this problem by
maintaining the records of old students in a database which
is accessed by this software. It contains access to
database and helps to create student records, edit them
and maintain them and keeps it secured from others
changing it.

2. Document Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to describe the
requirements of Alumni management software. This
document provides the details of the software’s
functional and non functional requirements and gives
an overview about this project.

3 . Document Overview:
This document contains three phases, the first giving
the general description of this software product about
the purpose of the project, the context and the
benefits of the project.
The second chapter of this document gives
details about the functional requirements which the
software should meet. It also describes about the
actors.
The third chapter of the document
gives the non- functional aspects of this project.
4. General Description of the project
4.1 Purpose of the Project :
The purpose of this software is to provide access to
the alumni database to the students and the faculty.
The project also lets u make entries and update the
alumni info. The stored information is password
protected hence the database remains accurate and
the change is done by administrator hence the
database remains safe.

4.2 Project Context :

This software project is designed to have an access of
the records of the students passing out of an institution
or a university. It makes the data available to the
students through which the can make a connection to
the alumni of that particular institution.

4.3 Benefits :

Using this software the data of alumni is stored in a

secured database and the students and the faculty
gain access to that database.

5. Functional Requirements
The project is divided into two modules and each
module has an ability to have an access to a specific
set of functions. The modules are Administrator Module
and Student Module.
 Administrator Module

 Creating an Entry
 Insert in an existing entry
 Updating an existing entry
 Search for a student info
 Displaying the details of students
 Changing the Password Student

Module

 Search for a student info

 Displaying the details of students

These are the functionalities of the required functions:

1. Creating an Entry: - This function creates a new entry of alumni.

2. Insert in an existing entry: - This Inserts alumni details in the
same entry.
3. Updating an existing entry: - This Updates alumni details
in the same entry.
4. Search for a student info: - This Search for alumni details.

5. Displaying the details of students: - This Displays alumni details.

6. Changing the Password: - This function lets the admin
change the password for accessing the admin id.
6. Non-Functional Requirements

6.1 USER INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS

The user interface of the application must be user
friendly, intuitive and easy to use, implementing the
economics standards.
6.2 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
In order to use certain features of the system, users
must first authenticate themselves by name and
passwords. The system shall not allow access if the
user fails to provide correct login information.

Use Case Diagrams

The purpose of use case diagram is to capture the

dynamic aspect of a system. However, this definition is
too generic to describe the purpose, as other four
diagrams (activity, sequence, collaboration, and State
chart) also have the same purpose. We will look into
some specific purpose, which will distinguish it from
other four diagrams.
Use case diagrams are used to gather the
requirements of a system including internal and
external influences. These requirements are mostly
design requirements. Hence, when a system is
analyzed to gather its functionalities, use cases are
prepared and actors are identified.
When the initial task is complete, use case diagrams
are modeled to present the outside view.
In brief, the purposes of use case diagrams can be
said to be as follows −

• Used to gather the requirements of a system.

• Used to get an outside view of a system.
• Identify the external and internal factors influencing the
system.
• Show the interaction among the requirements is actors.
• Actors can be a human user, some internal
applications, or may be some external applications.
• When we are planning to draw a Use case diagram
are drawn to capture the functional requirements of a
system. After identifying the above items, we have to
use the following guidelines to draw an efficient use
case diagram
• The name of a use case is very important . The
name should be chosen in such a way so that it can
identify the functionalities performed.
• Give a suitable name for actors.
• Show relationships and dependencies clearly in the
diagram.
• Do not try to include all types of relationships ,
as the main purpose of the diagram is to identify
the requirements.
• Use notes whenever required to clarify some important
points.
 USE CASE DIAGRAM

Correct

Enter Password

Incorrect

Admin

Alumni

Insert
Update Change password Search
Display
Activity Diagram & Discription
1. Login :

Enter
Password Enter
Password

No

Valid
Valid

Yes Yes

Give Give
Access Access
2. Insert student Details :

Enter Departed
Year

Enter Departed
Year
Enter student
Details

Enter student
Details
If already
present

No If already
Insert in present
Database

Yes
3. Displaying student details:

Enter
Departef Year

Enter
Departef Year

Check availability of file

Check availability of file

Yes

Display
Data

No
4. Searching Student Data:

Enter Departed
Year

Enter Departed
Year

Check Availability
of file

Check Availability
Yes of file
No
Search for
Data
Yes

Search for
Data
If Available

Yes
If Available
Print
Details
No
5. Updating student job status:

Enter Departed
Year
Enter Departed
Year

Check Availability
of file

Check Availability
Yes of file
No
Search for
Data
Yes

Search for
Data
If Available

Yes

Get If Available
Updates

No
6. Change Login Password:

Enter old
Password
Enter old
Password

No
Valid
Valid

Yes
Yes
Enter new
Enter new
Password
Password
Thankyou