Control-Flow Semantics of Use Cases in UML

Klaas van den Berg; A.J.H. Simons

doi:10.1016/S0950-5849(99)00027-0

Control-Flow Semantics of Use Cases in UML

Klaas van den Berg
, A.J.H. Simons

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Abstract

The control-flow for five kinds of use cases is analysed: for common use cases, variant use cases, component use cases, specialised use cases and for ordered use cases. The control-flow semantics of use cases - and of the uses-relation, the extends-relation and the precedes-relation between use cases - is described in terms of flowgraphs. Sequence diagrams of use cases are refined to capture the control-flow adequately. Guidelines are given for use case descriptions to attain a well-defined flow of control.

Original language	Undefined
Article number	10.1016/S0950-5849(99)00027-0
Pages (from-to)	651-659
Number of pages	9
Journal	Information and software technology
Volume	41
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0950-5849(99)00027-0
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 1999

Keywords

Control-flow semantics
Use case modelling
UML
METIS-118656
EWI-10090
IR-61732
Requirements Elicitation

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