Control-flow semantics of use cases in UML

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The control-flow for five kinds of use cases is analyzed: for common use cases, variant use cases, component use cases, specialized 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.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	van den Berg, K.G. Simons, A.J.H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5925-7148
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 1999 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Information and Software Technology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords:	Requirements elicitation; Use case modelling; UML; Control-flow semantics
Dates:	Published: 15 July 1999 Accepted: 15 March 1999 14 February 2000
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2023 09:08
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2023 12:21
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1016/s0950-5849(99)00027-0
Related URLs:	Author
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:200753

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