Use Case Analysis Flashcards
Use-Cases
A scenario based technique which identifies the actors in an interaction.
Set of Use-cases
Should describe all possible interactions within the system.
Actor
User of the system (human or non-human, like a sensor etc).
Inheritance
Used between actors to show that all the use cases of one actor are available to the other.
Include
Used between use-cases to show that one use-case can use another use-case.
Extending
Similar to include, but shows something that it not always required.
ID
Part of the use-case template; short ID
Name
Part of the use-case template; full name
Description
Part of the use-case template; full description
Pre-condition
Part of the use-case template; what must be true before the use case can proceed
Event Flow
Part of the use-case template; flow of behaviour which makes up this case
Post-condition
Part of the use-case template; what should be true if the use case completes
Includes
Part of the use-case template; what other use cases are used
Extensions
Part of the use-case template; optional behaviour
Triggers
Part of the use-case template; what makes this use case happen