Chapter 12. Map Use Cases to Object Models

The word VALUE, it is to be observed, has two different meanings, and sometimes expresses the utility of some particular object, and sometimes the power of purchasing other goods which possession of that object conveys.

—Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations [Smith 1937]

What’s in this chapter?

This chapter discusses the mapping and integration of the use case model with a domain and analysis object models. Specific techniques such as CRUD matrixes, use case to object responsibility mapping tables, and sequence diagrams are discussed.

Use cases are a representation of system behavior that is easy for stakeholders to work with. However, a complete understanding of a problem also requires that the analyst ...

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