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What is a Use Case?

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A use case is a description of the interactions between users, products, services or systems.
Use cases are famously depicted as simple diagrams with stick figures connected to bubbles that list events and actions. Such diagrams are always accompanied with textual descriptions that give details such as scope, preconditions, triggers, process flow, business rules and post conditions. Each use case is focused on a user driven goal that can be achieved with a list of steps known as a main success scenario. Use cases may also list steps for alternative scenarios such as invalid user data, these are known as extensions.
Overview: Use Case
Function
Definition
A description of the interactions between a user and a service, product or process that captures user driven functional requirements.
Example
Use Case: Buy Bread
Preconditions
1. Have money in wallet
Main Success Scenario
1. Leave your apartment
2. Walk to bread store
3. Choose fresh bread
4. Pay the cashier
5. Walk home
6. Put bread away in bread box
Extenstions
3a. The bread store is out of bread, ask cashier when they will make more
3b. The bread isn't fresh, ask cashier when they will make more
Post Conditions
1. Have fresh bread in bread box
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