Functional requirement

ID

FR-NNN

Title

Short, action-oriented description

Reference to the user story this requirement derives from

Description

Clear, testable description of what the system must do. Active voice. Avoid “should” — use “must” or “shall” for hard requirements.

Good: The system must reject export requests larger than 100MB with a 413 status code and a descriptive error message. Avoid: The system should handle large files gracefully.

Acceptance criteria (Gherkin)

Scenario: [title]
  Given [precondition]
  When [action]
  Then [expected outcome]

Priority

Must / Should / Could / Won’t (MoSCoW)

Dependencies

FR-NNN must be complete first
External systems: [name]

Notes

Edge cases not covered by criteria
Questions for further refinement
Known constraints or open decisions

Traceability

User story:
Test case IDs:
Feature doc (docs/user/…):