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A use-case is specified as a set of possible scenarios of interactions. Scenarios can be decomposed into workflows on different granularity levels. Use-cases are fundamentally a text-based documentation form written in natural language text. The textual description of a complicated scenario can be ambiguous, incomplete and inconsistent. In this paper we demonstrate a conceptual modeling method for representing use-case descriptions by using a graphical language. Simple interaction loops are viewed as fundamental elements for composition of scenarios. Each interaction loop is analyzed separately and therefore it provides a natural way of decomposition. Modeling of overlaying interaction flows between organizational and technical components enables separation of crosscutting concerns in system engineering without requirement to specify a complete solution. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the advantages of conceptual modeling approach, which allows to introduce evolutionary extensions and to construct use-case scenarios with a comprehensible structure.
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Gustas, R., Gustiene, P. (2011). A Method for Conceptual Modeling of Semantically Integrated Use-Case Scenarios. In: Skersys, T., Butleris, R., Nemuraite, L., Suomi, R. (eds) Building the e-World Ecosystem. I3E 2011. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 353. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27260-8_11
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