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Data & Knowledge Engineering
Volume 58, Issue 1, July 2006, Pages 21-46
Application of natural language to information systems (NLDB04)
 
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doi:10.1016/j.datak.2005.05.006    How to Cite or Link Using DOI (Opens New Window)
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Improving use case driven analysis using goal and scenario authoring: A linguistics-based approach

Jintae Kima, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author, Sooyong Parka, E-mail The Corresponding Author and Vijayan Sugumaranb, E-mail The Corresponding Author

aDepartment of Computer Science, Sogang University, Sinsu-Dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-742, Republic of Korea bDepartment of Decision and Information Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA

Received 19 May 2005; 
accepted 19 May 2005. 
Available online 24 June 2005.

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Abstract

Use case driven analysis does not facilitate effective requirements elicitation or provide rationale for the various artifacts that get generated during the requirements analysis phase. On the other hand, goal and scenario based approach is considered to be effective for elicitation but it does not lead to use cases. This paper discusses how to combine goal and scenario based requirements elicitation technique with use case driven analysis using natural language concepts. In our proposed approach, four levels of goals, scenario authoring rules, and linguistic techniques have been developed to identify use cases from text based goal and scenario descriptions. The artifacts resulting from our approach could be used as input to a use case diagramming tool to automate the process of use case diagram generation.

Keywords: Goal and scenario based requirements; Linguistic techniques; UCDA method

Article Outline

1. Introduction
2. Four abstraction levels of goal and scenario
2.1. Business level
2.2. Service level
2.3. Interaction level
2.4. Internal level
3. Goal and scenario modeling
3.1. The concept of goal and scenario
3.2. Scenario authoring model
3.2.1. The scenario structure
3.2.2. Scenario authoring rules
3.3. Goal and scenario modeling process
4. Use case transfer
5. Case study: hotel reservation system (HRS)
5.1. Goal and scenario modeling
5.2. Use case transfer
6. Empirical validation and discussion
7. Related works
7.1. Object-role modeling (ORM)
7.2. Case grammar
8. Conclusion and discussion
Acknowledgements
References
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