UseCaseTemplate

Use Case usecasename

Actor

The actor. There is normally one actor, although it is possible to have more than one. If you do have more than one actor, consider whether the actors are specializations of a more general actor. Perhaps one of the actors is a generalization of the others.

Goal

The goal of the actor. What is the objective of the actor in using this feature. Remember that the whole point of use cases is to solve some problem for the user.

Setting

Sometimes use cases only make sense in a certain situation. For example, maybe a use case "BuyWidget?" can only happen when someone is browsing widgets.

Elaborate the use case. Most of the time, I like to pretend I'm writing a section of a user's manual. I often even use a heading from a notional users's manual.

Buying widgets

You can buy widgets by ....