Nuts and Bolts to Creating a Use-Case

  • click on link under Workspace
  • click on Add button
  • fill out the form
  • click the Add button
  • click the display link
  • click the Actors link
  • click the Add button
  • you can reuse a previously created actor or
  • click the Add Actor link to create a new actor
  • fill this form out
    • the code identifies this actor in search results and drop down lists
    • describe the actor
  • click the Add button
  • click the UseCaseActor link in the Recently Visited box
  • select the newly created actor from the drop down
  • select the newly created use case from the drop down
  • click the add button
  • click the UseCase link in the Recently Visited box
  • if you are adding use case parts from scratch
    • click the Parts link
    • click the Add button
    • fill out the form
      • the code identifies this part in search results and drop down lists
      • see Use Case Documents for more details on use case part type
      • make sure that the appropriate use case has been selected
      • select the requirement to which this use case part applies
      • the sequence determines the ordering of parts within part types when generating a use-case report
      • the description field is where the analsis goes
    • click the Add button
    • keep filling out the form and clicking the Add button until the entire use case is entered
  • do something similar for use case dependencies if this use case depends on other use cases (advanced topic)
  • if you are adding use case parts after reviewing requirements
    • clicks the tasks link along the top right hand side of the page
    • click the search button
    • click on a review requirement task
    • click the link in the description to the requirement itself
    • click the Add to Use Case link
    • make appropriate changes to the already filled out form
    • select the newly created use case from the drop down
    • click the Save button
    • click the TaskAssignment link in the Recently Visited box
    • click the Task link
    • click the edit link
    • make sure that the Done checkbox is checked
    • click the Save button