A use case diagram is a formal way of representing the way a business interacts with its environment. It illustrates the activities performed by the users of the system.

Elements of a use case diagram

Actor

An actor is a role that a user can play while interacting with the system. An actor can also represent another system which the system

Example


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Reference

  • Alan Dennis, David Tegarden, & Barbara Haley Wixom, 2012, Systems Analysis and Design with UML, 4th Edition, Wiley.