Use Case: [Use Case Name]

Overview

Use Case ID: UC-XXX
Use Case Name: [Descriptive Name]
Primary Actor: [Role that pursues the goal — several comma-separated when each starts the use case alone and pursues the same goal]
Secondary Actors: [Supporting roles or external systems, comma-separated — omit this line when there are none]
Goal: [In one sentence: the observable outcome the actor achieves and why — not "use the system"]
Trigger: [The event that starts the use case — an actor's request, a point in time, or a message from an external system; not a state that is already true]
Status: Draft | Reviewed | Approved | Implemented | Tested | Done | Obsolete
Requirements: FR-XXX, NFR-XXX, C-XXX

Preconditions

• [Condition that must be true before the use case starts]

Main Success Scenario

1. [Actor action or system response]
2. [Next step]
3. [Continue until goal is achieved]

Alternative Flows

A1: [Alternative Flow Name]

Trigger: [Condition that triggers this flow] (step N)
Flow:

1. [Step that diverges from main flow]
2. [Continuation]
3. Use case continues at step N. (or: Use case ends.)

Postconditions

Success Postconditions

• [State of the system after successful completion]

Failure Postconditions

• [Minimum guarantee that holds for every unsuccessful end of the use case, e.g. no partial data is stored]

Business Rules

BR-XXX: [Rule Name]

[Description of the business rule that applies to this use case]