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Visual Modeling Creating Use Case Diagram for describing the behavior of the target system from an external point of
view. Besides drawing the diagram, VP-UML allows you to detail document the requirements through
UML 2 Diagrams the Use Case Description. All these information can be output into HTML//PDF//MS Word formats.

General UML Notations

[ Use Case Diagram | Class Diagram | Sequence Diagram ]
Use Case Modeling [ Communication Diagram | State Machine Diagram | Activity Diagram ]
[ Component Diagram | Deployment Diagram | Composite Structure Diagram ]
Requirements Capturing [ Timing Diagram | Interaction Overview Diagram ]
Data Modeling
[ Feature List | Use Case Diagram Demo ]
Object Relational Mapping

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Use Case Diagram Sample

Creating Use Case Diagram for describing the behavior of the target system from an external point of view.

Actor
An Actor models a type of role played by an entity that interacts with the subject (e.g., by exchanging signals
and data), but which is external to the subject (i.e., in the sense that an instance of an actor is not a part of the
instance of its corresponding subject). Actors may represent roles played by human users, external hardware, or
other subjects.(OMG Unified Modeling Lanauge Specification - UML 2.0 Superstructure Specification, p. 643)

Extend
This relationship specifies that the behavior of a use case may be extended by the behavior of another (usually
supplementary) use case. The extension takes place at one or more specific extension points defined in the
extended use case.(OMG Unified Modeling Lanauge Specification - UML 2.0 Superstructure Specification, p.
646)

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ExtensionPoint
An ExtensionPoint is a feature of a use case that identifies a point where the behavior of a use case can be
augmented with elements of another (extending) use case.(OMG Unified Modeling Lanauge Specification - UML
2.0 Superstructure Specification, p. 648)

Include
Include is a DirectedRelationship between two use cases, implying that the behavior of the included use case is
inserted into the behavior of the including use case. It is also a kind of NamedElement so that it can have a
name in the context of its owning use case. The including use case may only depend on the result (value) of the
included use case. This value is obtained as a result of the execution of the included use case.(OMG Unified
Modeling Lanauge Specification - UML 2.0 Superstructure Specification, p. 649)

UseCase
A UseCase is a kind of behaviored classifier that represents a declaration of an offered behavior. Each use case
specifies some behavior, possibly including variants, that the subject can perform in collaboration with one or
more actors. Use cases define the offered behavior of the subject without reference to its internal structure.
These behaviors, involving interactions between the actor and the subject, may result in changes to the state of
the subject and communications with its environment. A use case can include possible variations of its basic
behavior, including exceptional behavior and error handling.(OMG Unified Modeling Lanauge Specification -
UML 2.0 Superstructure Specification, p. 651)

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