{"id":25792,"date":"2021-10-06T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T10:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25792"},"modified":"2021-12-01T17:41:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T17:41:05","slug":"the-use-case-editor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25792","title":{"rendered":"The Use Case Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Use Case Requirements Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Use Case Editor is a tool for documenting functional and non-functional requirements, either for describing whole systems or for describing the requirements detail for individual user stories in agile product backlogs. Its user manual is made available to you through the links below. The public\/free edition of the Use Case Editor is available as a zipped Windows installer <a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com?download=26078\">from this download link<\/a>. Download and unzip the file, then run the installer UCEditor.msi to install it on a Microsoft Windows platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of this page contains the links to all the documentation describing the purpose and detailed use of the Use Case Editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of links below  connects you to all topics in the Use Case Editor&#8217;s detailed online help. Select the items you need help with from the links below. The links are organised into groups by topic area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to Use Cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25795\" title=\"What is a Use Case?\">What is a use case?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25806\" title=\"Why Use Cases?\">Why use cases?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25812\" title=\"Requirements Development\">Requirements development<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25822\" title=\"Capturing and Refining Use Cases\">Capturing and refining use cases<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25833\" title=\"Use Case Diagrams\">UML use case diagrams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25838\" title=\"Use Case Template\">Use case template<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25845\" title=\"Use Case Include Relationships\">Use case include relationships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25849\" title=\"Inclusion in UML\">Inclusion in UML<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25856\" title=\"Extension Use-Cases\">Use case extend relationships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25863\">Extension in UML<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25869\" title=\"Use Cases and Activity Diagrams\">Use cases and activity diagrams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25874\" title=\"Activity Diagram Example\">Activity diagram example<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to open and close models<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25880\" title=\"Launching the Editor\">Launching and exiting the editor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25886\" title=\"New Models\">Creating a new standalone model<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25890\" title=\"Opening Models\">Opening an existing model<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25894\" title=\"Saving Models\">Saving a standalone model<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to work with version controlled repositories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25898\" title=\"Creating a Model Repo\">Creating a versioned repository<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25901\" title=\"Inserting and Retrieving Models\">Inserting and retrieving models<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25905\" title=\"Resolving Collisions\">Resolving model collisions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working with packages of use cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25911\" title=\"Adding Packages\">Adding a package to a model<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25917\" title=\"Viewing and Editing Packages\">Viewing, editing and deleting packages in a model<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working with actors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25926#addActor\" title=\"Working with Actors\">Adding an actor to a model<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25926#editActor\" title=\"Working with Actors\">Editing an actor&#8217;s details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25926#deleteActor\" title=\"Working with Actors\">Deleting an actor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working with casual use cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25936#addUseCase\" title=\"Managing Use-Cases\">Adding a use case to a package<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25936#viewUseCase\" title=\"Managing Use-Cases\">Viewing use cases in a package<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25936#editUseCase\" title=\"Managing Use-Cases\">Editing casual use case descriptions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25936#deleteUseCase\" title=\"Managing Use-Cases\">Deleting a use case<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25948\" title=\"Use-Case Diagrams\">Viewing use case diagrams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working with fully dressed use cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25956\" title=\"Editing the Primary Path\">Editing the primary path<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25960#addAltPath\" title=\"Managing Alternative Paths\">Adding alternative paths<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25960#editAltPath\" title=\"Managing Alternative Paths\">Editing alternative paths<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25960#deleteAltPath\" title=\"Managing Alternative Paths\">Deleting alternative paths<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25968\" title=\"Editing Steps\">Editing detailed steps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25973\" title=\"Editing Include and Extend\">Include and extend relationships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25981\" title=\"Viewing Activity Diagrams\">Viewing activity diagrams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working with domain data models<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25991\" title=\"Domain Data Models\">About domain data models<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25997\" title=\"Managing Types and Classes\">Domain model types and classes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25997#addType\" title=\"Managing Types and Classes\">Adding types and classes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25997#editType\" title=\"Managing Types and Classes\">Editing types and classes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=25997#deleteType\" title=\"Managing Types and Classes\">Deleting types and classes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26011#addAttr\" title=\"Attributes and Associations\">Adding attributes to classes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26011#editAttr\" title=\"Attributes and Associations\">Editing attributes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26011#deleteAttr\" title=\"Attributes and Associations\">Deleting attributes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26011#addAssoc\" title=\"Attributes and Associations\">Adding associations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26011#editAssoc\" title=\"Attributes and Associations\">Editing associations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26011#deleteAssoc\" title=\"Attributes and Associations\">Deleting associations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26024\" title=\"Viewing Class Diagrams\">Viewing class diagrams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working with non-functional requirements (NFRs)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26031\" title=\"Non-Functional Requirements\">About non-functional requirements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26035\" title=\"Managing NFRs\">Adding NFRs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26035#editNFR\" title=\"Managing NFRs\">Editing NFRs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26035#deleteNFR\" title=\"Managing NFRs\">Deleting NFRs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26035#assocNFR\" title=\"Managing NFRs\">Associating&nbsp;NFRs with use cases<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maintaining a hyperlinked glossary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26045\" title=\"Glossaries\">About glossaries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26048#addGloss\" title=\"Managing a Glossary\">Adding glossary entries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26048#editGloss\" title=\"Managing a Glossary\">Editing glossary entries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26048deleteGloss\" title=\"Managing a Glossary\">Deleting glossary entries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generating output documents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ropley.com\/?page_id=26057\" title=\"Model Output\">Generating requirements documents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Use Case Requirements Editor The Use Case Editor is a tool for documenting functional and non-functional requirements, either for describing whole systems or for describing the requirements detail for individual user stories in agile product backlogs. 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