use-case

RSS/Atom for professional use

I wondered if anyone can give an example of a professional use of RSS/Atom feeds in a company product. Does anyone use feeds for other things than updating news? For example, did you create a product that gives results as RSS/Atom feeds? Like price listings or current inventory, or maybe dates of training lessons? Or am I thinking in a...

Is it possible to embed Cockburn style textual UML Use Case content in the code base to improve code readability?

experimenting with Cockburn use cases in code I was writing some complicated UI code. I decided to employ Cockburn use cases with fish,kite,and sea levels (discussed by Martin Fowler in his book 'UML Distilled'). I wrapped Cockburn use cases in static C# objects so that I could test logical conditions against static constants which r...

Advice on splitting up a process involving multiple actors into Use Cases

Let's say I am modelling a process that involves a conversation or exchnage between two actors. For this example, I'll use something easily understandable:- Supplier creates a price list, Buyer chooses some items to buy and sends a Purchase Order, Supplier receives the purchase order and sends the goods. Supplier sends an invoice Buye...

Opinions regarding 'Case Complete' or Use Case software competitors

Have you had any good/bad experiences with Case Complete? Are there Use Case creation products like it that you would recommend? Thank you ...

How can I transition from Java to Clojure?

After discovering Clojure I have spent the last few days immersed in it. What project types lend themselves to Java over Clojure, vice versa, and in combination? What are examples of programs which you would have never attempted before Clojure? ...

Would you show things an Actor cannot do on a Use Case diagram?

On a Use Case diagram can you show things that an actor cannot do, for example because they won't have permissions to do it? Or is it just implied due to the fact that they won't have a line joining them to the particular use case? ...

What is a good use case for tr1::result_of?

I hear that tr1::result_of gets used frequently inside of Boost... I'm wondering if there are any good (simple) use cases for tr1::result_of I can use at home. ...

Detail Level of Use Case Documentation

I am making a strong effort to discipline my projects and create a Vision/Scope document at the onset. Included in this are the use case diagrams. Just listing out the use cases has really helped me fully see all the requirements that the customer is asking for, and it has opened up dialog. I am wondering about how detailed the use ca...

Use Case relationship

can two use cases extend or include each other at the same time? A extend/include B and B extend/include A ...

Flow of a use-case

If use-case A extends use-case B, does that mean A is complete and flow shifted to B or flow will return to A? Does UML put any restrictions on that? Or does it depend on the modeler? ...

Use case relationship with actor

if A is extension use case (not base use case), can A be directly referenced by the actor? ...

What are use-cases for a coroutine?

The concept of a coroutine sounds very interesting, but I don't know, if it makes sense in a real productive environment? What are use-cases for coroutines, that can be solved more elegant, simpler or more efficient as with other methods? ...

UML Use-case diagram postcondition implementation (with diagram)

Hi everyone, I'm learning UML by trying to simulate how a car service garage works with diagrams and documentation. One problem I have is with postcondition (or rather, GOTO) statements. Is the dashed line << include >> relationship only for preconditions? Can Use-case bubbles connect to eachother and follow a logic path? So this is w...

Help me find this Use Case story

I remember reading a how-to book several years ago, about Use Cases. (This was probably before user stories supplanted this part of the terminology.) The task at hand was something like adding new customers. There was roughly a 1-page offset section that described a couple developers who said something like "We don't need no stinking U...

Good Samples of Software Development Use Cases

Is there a repository on the web with good sample Use Cases for Software Development projects? I'm really not looking for a template. I'm actually looking for a document which is a good sample that I can use as a reference. A word document. ...

User stories vs use cases

Are use cases just multiple user stories?? What are the benefits of using user stories over use cases.. and vice-versa... When to use one over other... Does all agile methodologies uses user stories?? ...

Who is responsible for writing Use Cases?

Who is responsible for writing Use Cases? ...

What do you like about Use cases?

What do you like about Use cases in specifications, proposal documents? ...

Developing a use case document, looking for guides or software to help

I'm developing a use case document for a somewhat large piece of software a small team and I are planning to write. While I've written requirement lists before, I'm interested in formalizing my process as much as possible. This isn't because I'm trying to be unnecessarily enterprisey, but rather, I think some time could be saved with a...

Use Case Diagrams - Are arrows absolutely necessary?

Is it absolutely necessary to use "arrows" to show association between an actor and a use case in a use case diagram? I recently had to draw one for my Software Engineering assignment. But after doing a bit of research online on many articles, papers, online books and lecture notes from numerous other universities, it seemed that majori...