Reports
Business Use Case <name>
This report contain information regarding a business use case (<business use-case name>) within the business use-case model.
Tool Mentor:  Creating a Business Use-Case Report using Rational  SoDA

Purpose To top of page

This report presents the business use case (performance goals, what needs to be done to produce value to the business actor) in terms that can be understood by anyone within the business.

Brief Outline To top of page

1. Brief Description
A Brief Description of the use case is included here.

2. Performance Goals
A specification of the metrics relevant to the business use case from a business actors view point, and a definition of their goals.

2.1 <name of performance goal>
Brief description of the performance goal.

3. Workflow
The Workflow of the use case is included here. Only one level of workflow steps is indicated, but you may add more levels if necessary.

3.1 Basic Workflow

3.1.1 <name of workflow step>

3.2 Alternative Workflows

3.2.1 <name of workflow step>

7. Special Requirements
The business use-case requirements not covered by the workflow as it has been described.

7.1 <name of special requirement>
A Brief Description of the special requirement.

6. Extension Points
Extension points of the business use case.

6.1 <name of extension point>
Definition of the location of the extension point in the flow of events.

4. Relationships
The relationships involving the use case are included here.

  • For communicates-associations, a brief description, multiplicity, and associated actors are included. Also, the navigability of the use-case role is included.
  • For include- and extend-relationships, a brief description and associated use cases are included.

5. Activity Diagrams
This section includes the activity diagrams that illustrate the workflow.

6. Use-Case Diagrams
This section includes any use-case diagrams that involves this business use-case and its relationships.



Rational Unified Process   2003.06.13