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Use Cases and Scenarios: Use Case Diagram Examples

The document discusses use cases and scenarios. It defines a use case as capturing a user-visible function of a system. Examples given include formatting a document and requesting an elevator. It distinguishes between user goals, which are things a user wants to achieve, and user interactions, which are the specific actions a user takes to achieve those goals. An example point-of-sales terminal use case is described for buying an item, including actors, description, and typical flow. Finally, the document recommends always using use cases to understand users, system functions, and how functions work at a high level.

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Use Cases and Scenarios: Use Case Diagram Examples

The document discusses use cases and scenarios. It defines a use case as capturing a user-visible function of a system. Examples given include formatting a document and requesting an elevator. It distinguishes between user goals, which are things a user wants to achieve, and user interactions, which are the specific actions a user takes to achieve those goals. An example point-of-sales terminal use case is described for buying an item, including actors, description, and typical flow. Finally, the document recommends always using use cases to understand users, system functions, and how functions work at a high level.

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Use Cases and Scenarios

Use Case Diagram Examples


2 What is a Use Case?

 A use-case captures some user visible function


 This may be a large or small function
 Depends on the level of detail in your modeling effort
 Examples
 Format a document
 Request an elevator

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3 User Goals vs User Interactions

 Define a style  Format a document


 Change a style  Ensure consistent formatting of
 Copy a style from one document two documents
to the next
user interactions Things the
user goal: Something the user user does to the system to
wants to achieve achieve the goal

Understand what the system shall do: Understand how the user will achieve
Capture the user goals the goals: Capture user interactions or
sequences of user interactions
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4 Point of Sales Terminal (POST) Example

Adapted from Larman “Applying UML and Patterns”

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5 POST

Adapted from Larman “Applying UML and Patterns”

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6 Use Case Description

Use case: Buy Item


Actors: Customer (initiator), Cashier
Type: Primary and essential
Description: The Customer arrives at the checkout with items to purchase. The Cashier records the purchase items and
collects a payment. On completion the Customer leaves with the items
Entry Condition: Customer present and cash in hand. Item selected
Exit Condition: Customer has item
Flow: Customer selects item
Customer Checkout
Cost calculated
bill generated
payment

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7 When to use Use-Cases?

 In short, always!!!
 Use-Cases is a powerful tool to understand
 Who your users are (including interacting systems)
 What functions the system shall provide
 How these functions work at a high level

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