Free Printable Use Case Description Template
Use Case Description
Created by: [YOUR NAME]
Company: [YOUR COMPANY NAME]
I. Use Case Identification
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Use Case ID: [USE CASE ID]
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Use Case Name: [USE CASE NAME]
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Creation Date: [CREATION DATE]
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Last Updated: [LAST UPDATED DATE]
II. Stakeholders
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Primary Stakeholder: [PRIMARY STAKEHOLDER]
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Secondary Stakeholders: [SECONDARY STAKEHOLDERS]
III. Use Case Actors
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Primary Actor: [PRIMARY ACTOR]
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Supporting Actors: [SUPPORTING ACTORS]
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System Interfaces: [SYSTEM INTERFACES]
IV. Preconditions
Conditions that must be true or met before the use case can be started:
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[PRECONDITION 1]
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[PRECONDITION 2]
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[ADDITIONAL PRECONDITIONS]
V. Use Case Scenario
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Trigger Event: [TRIGGER EVENT]
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Main Success Scenario:
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[STEP 1 DESCRIPTION]
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[STEP 2 DESCRIPTION]
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[ADDITIONAL STEPS]
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Extensions:
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[EXTENSION 1]
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[EXTENSION 2]
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[ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS]
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Entry Criteria: [ENTRY CRITERIA]
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Exit Criteria: [EXIT CRITERIA]
VI. Postconditions
State of the system after the use case is completed:
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[POSTCONDITION 1]
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[POSTCONDITION 2]
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[ADDITIONAL POSTCONDITIONS]
VII. Quality Requirements
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Performance Criteria: [PERFORMANCE CRITERIA]
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Security Requirements: [SECURITY REQUIREMENTS]
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Other Non-functional Requirements: [OTHER REQUIREMENTS]
VIII. Assumptions
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[ASSUMPTION 1]
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[ASSUMPTION 2]
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[ADDITIONAL ASSUMPTIONS]
IX. Notes and Issues
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Note 1: [NOTE 1]
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Issue 1: [ISSUE 1]
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Additional Information: [ADDITIONAL INFORMATION]