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Detailing a Use Case with Rational Unified Process
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Chapter 3 - Learning About the Rational Unified Process
Exercise: Learn about use cases.
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Within the Workflow Detail: Refine the System Definition diagram, click
Detail a Use Case
(see Figure 10).
Figure 10
Detailing a Use Case with RUP
The Rational Unified Process displays a page describing how to write a use case. It
includes details about the artifacts that you will need to get started and the
artifacts that result from the activity. It then provides a step-by-step description of
the activity.
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To learn more about use cases, including how to write them, in the
Resulting Artifacts section, click Use Case.
This new page provides a good overview of use cases as artifacts, including a
description of how they're used, an outline of a typical use case, and responsible
parties.
Near the top of the page, there's a link to a use case template. When you create use
cases, we recommend that you use this template, or another template that your
group has designed, to ensure consistency and completeness in use case
development. This makes it easy for all stakeholders to locate and understand
important project information.
3
Click Back in your Web browser to return to the Activity: Detail a Use Case page.
4
At this point, you might want to understand where you are in the Rational Unified
Process hierarchy. Do one of the following:
In the main window, click Where am I. The tree browser updates itself to show
your location ­ Roles and Activities > Analyst Role Set > Requirements Specifier >
Detail a Use Case
.