USE-CASE DIAGRAMS

Chapter 5 Dennis, Wixom, Tegarden

Use Case Diagram Syntax

Actor
person or system that derives benefit from, and is external to, the subject

Use Case
Represents a major piece of system functionality

Association Relationship Include Relationship Extend Relationship Generalisation Relationship

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Sample Use Case

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CREATING USE-CASE DESCRIPTIONS AND USE-CASE DIAGRAMS

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Identify the Major Use Cases

Review the activity diagram Find the subjects (process, activity) boundaries Identify the primary actors and their goals Identify and write the overviews of the major use cases for the above Carefully review the current use cases. Revise as needed
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Extend the Major Use Cases

Choose one of the use cases to expand Start filling in the details of the chosen use case Write the normal flow of events of the use case If the normal flow of events is too complex or long, decompose into sub flows List the possible alternate or exceptional flows For each alternate or exceptional flow, list how the actor and/or system should react
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Confirm the Major Use Cases

Carefully review the current set of use cases with the users. Revise as needed Start again, to confirm that the users got it right, or have changed their requirements

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Create the Use Case Diagram

Draw the subject boundary Place the use cases on the diagram Place the actors on the diagram Draw the associations

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REFINING PROJECT SIZE AND EFFORT ESTIMATION USING USE-CASE POINTS

Research task: Read and understand this topic, explained on pp182-187

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