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EXPERIMENT – 4

AIM: Design use case diagram of the case study i.e. “Hospital Patient
Management System (HPMS)”.

Theory:
A use case diagram is a representation of a user’s interaction with the system
that shows the relationship between the user and different use cases in which the
user is involved. A use case diagram is used to represent the dynamic behavior
of a system. It encapsulates the system’s functionality by incorporating the use
cases, actors and their relationship. It models the tasks, services and function
required by a system/subsystem of an application. It depicts the high-level
functionality of a system and also tells how the user handles a system.
A use case diagram is typically used to portray the dynamic aspects of a system.
It gathered the system needs, depicted external view of system, recognized the
internal as well as external factors that influenced the system and represented
the interaction between actors.

This diagram consists of following components –

1) Actors: The users that interact with a system. An actor may be a person,
an organization or an outside system that interacts with application or
system and they appear outside the rectangle.
2) Use Case: It is a list of actions or event steps, typically defining the
interactions between a role/actor and a system, to achieve a goal. These
use cases are represented within rectangle providing functionality.
3) Relationships: It is basically a solid line that describes the relationship
between actors and use case or between the use cases.
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Use Case Diagram: