Author:
António Miguel Rosado da Cruz
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Model-Driven Software Engineering, Use Case Modeling.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Domain-Specific Modeling and Domain-Specific Languages
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Frameworks for Model-Driven Development
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General-Purpose Modeling Languages and Standards
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Languages, Tools and Architectures
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Methodologies, Processes and Platforms
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Model-Driven Architecture
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Model-Driven Software Development
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Software Engineering
Abstract:
Use case driven software development typically starts with abstract problem domain descriptions of how the users see themselves using the system being developed, and entails a series of iterative refinement steps that incrementally detail the user stories/use case model, in order to bring those descriptions to the solution domain. This process tends to produce overcrowded detailed use case models that are difficult to read, but that are essential to maintain a use case driven approach, during software construction/coding activities. Business applications typically comprise a set of functions that the users can make on the system. When a use case driven approach is used to develop business applications those typical business applications’ functions pop-up as use case patterns. This paper presents a set of use case patterns that can be found in data-centered business applications, and proposes a use case pattern language that can be used together with standard UML use case language to
facilitate the understanding of detailed use case models.
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