Chapter 30. Legacy System

Problem

The system is to include or make use of an already existing system.

Characteristics: Common. Basic solution.

Keywords: Embedding existing system, existing system, incorporating existing system, old system, using existing system.

Blueprints

Legacy System: Embedded

Model

Model

Description

This blueprint captures the situation where the system includes a legacy system as a part of it, which implies that the legacy system is not structurally visible in the use-case model. However, it appears in the description of the use cases.

Applicability

This blueprint is preferred when there should be no explicit interaction with the legacy system ...

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