Select Map Representation, Table Representation or Both Use Case Specification

 

Identifier

UC09

 

Description

Actors will be able to select whether they want to view a table or a map or both on one page for the data source and geographical area that they selected.

 

Actors

Students, Professors, Researchers, GIS Team Members

 

Goal (The business goal of the initiating actor)

To choose to display the data in a map or table representation.

 

Preconditions (List the states the system can be in before this use case starts)

1.        Actor has successfully logged in to the system.

2.        Actor has selected a data source

3.        Actor has selected a category

4.        Actor has selected a variable

5.        Actor has selected a geographical area.

 

Post conditions (List the state(s) the system can be in when this use case ends)

1.        iDataMap will create either a table or a map based on the user’s choice.

 

Assumptions (List all assumptions that have been made)

1.        The user has some level of privilege to look at some of or all of the data sources.

 

Frequency (Approximately how often this use case is realized, e.g., once a week, 500 times a day, etc.)

Every time a map or table is created using the software

 

Basic Course (Describe the “normal” processing path, aka, the Happy Path)

1.        Actor clicks on a drop down menu that lists the available methods of looking at the data (map, table or both map and table).

2.        Actor makes a selection

3.        iDataMap displays a screen with a map or table or both based on the Actor’s choice.

 

 

Included Use Cases

None.

 

Extended Use Case (The use case, if any, that this use case extends)

None.

 

Issues (List any "to dos", concerns to be addressed, …)

None.

 

Decisions (List any important decisions made during the development of this use case)

None.

 

 

Change History

 

Date

Version

Description

Author

November 11, 2002

1.0

Initial Draft

Marilyn Moucharite