Brief Outline |
A use case typically includes the following information:
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Name: The name of the use case
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Brief Description: A brief description of the role and purpose of the use case
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Flow of Events: A textual description of what the system does in regard to a use case scenario
(not how specific problems are solved by the system). Write the description so that the customer can understand it.
The flows can include a basic flow, alternative flows, and subflows.
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Key scenarios: A textual description of the most important or frequently discussed scenarios
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Special Requirements: A textual description that collects all of the requirements of the use case
that are not considered in the use-case model, but that must be taken care of during design or implementation (for
example, non-functional requirements)
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Preconditions: A textual description that defines a constraint on the system when the use case
starts
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Post-conditions: A textual description that defines a constraint on the system when the use case
ends
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Extension points: A list of locations within the flow of events of the use case at which
additional behavior can be inserted by using the extend-relationship
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