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Use Case Template outline

• Name – A clear verb/noun or actor/verb/noun descriptor that communicates the scope of the use case.
• Brief Description – A brief paragraph of text describing the scope of the use case.
• Actors – A list of the types of users who can engage in the activities described in the use case. Actor names should not correspond to job titles.
• Preconditions – Anything the solution can assume to be true when the use case begins.
• Basic Flow – The set of steps the actors take to accomplish the goal of the use case. A clear description of what the system does in response to each user action.
• Alternate Flows – Capture the less common user/system interactions, such as being on a new computer and answering a security question.
• Exception Flows – The things that can happen that prevent the user from achieving their goal, such as providing an incorrect username and password.
• Post Conditions – Anything that must be true when the use case is complete.