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Subject:RE: Use Cases - Integration Of From:"Michael Collier" <mcollier -at- arlut -dot- utexas -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:52:05 -0600
Because use cases are not part of a process flow, a scheme needs to be set
up whereby the use cases are directly traceable to specific requirements,
e.g. Use Case 567.896d is traced to Requirement R567.
CASE Tools such as Rational help provide this kind of traceability, or you
could set up links between a requirements and use case database.
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Michael Collier Phone: 512-835-3408
Information Systems Laboratory FAX: 512-490-4254
ARL Office: AX207
University of Texas at Austin email: mcollier -at- arlut -dot- utexas -dot- edu
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> Question for all listserv members working with Use Cases:
>
> How are a large number(hundreds) of Use Cases integrated
> together?
> In particular, how does an analyst insure that there are no "holes"
> in the Functional model (where the Functional model equals the sum
> of all Use Cases) - that is, that we have not overlooked any
> essential functionality?
>
> With Data Flow Diagrams, any "holes" in our Functional Analysis
> are
> glaringly evident. I see no like mechanism with Use Cases - a
> potentially
> big problem for larger systems.
>
