Application UseCase Template

Use Case <Cluster>.<SubArea>.<number>.<letter>: <Short Name>

E.g.
Use Case AQ.Smoke.1.a: Smoke plume event detection and related dataset discovery
<Cluster>={AQ, DM, EC, EF, PH, WM}
<number>={1, 2, 3, ...}
<letter>={a, b, c, ...}

Purpose

Earth Information Exchange

Revision Information

Version X.N.a (can be labeled draft if X=0)

Prepared by <Author(s) with responsibility>

<Affiliation>

<Date/Time created>

Revision History

Modified by <Modifier Name/Affil>, <Date/time>, <Brief Description>

Use Case Identification

Use Case Designation

<Cluster>.<SubArea>.<number>.<letter>

Use Case Name

<Insert short name and long name>

Use Case Definition

First paragraph is short description, second paragraph, etc. may contain
further details.

Through this use case, the system User does THIS and it results in THIS and is used for THIS.

Actors

Always identify primary actors, may be more than one. Also identify other actor
including any other systems or services which are important.

Primary Actors

The actor that initiates this use case is the portal User. Providers may also initiate this use case as a precursor to use case NNN...

Preconditions

• 1.XXX available
• 2.YYY validated
• 3.ZZZ published

Postconditions

• 1.Datasets are ..
• 2.Appropriate action ...
• 3.Controls are ...

Normal Flow (Process Model)

• 1)The user selects ...
• 2)The user then ...
• 3)The results of the XXX are ...
• 4)The user ...

Alternative Flows

• 1)The user selects the alternate ...
• 2)The user then ...

Successful Outcomes

• 1.Operation succeeds and user obtains QQQ.

Failure Outcomes

• 1.Operation fails to return any XXX. Should instead YYYY.
• 2.Illegal input of AAA, Should instead ZZZZ

Special Functional Requirements

None

Extension Points

• <Cluster>.<SubArea>.<number>.<letter+1> something added or a variant.

E.g. AQ.Smoke.1.b something added or a variant

• <Cluster>.<SubArea>.<number>.<letter+2> something added or a variant
• <Cluster>.<SubArea>.<number>.<letter+3> something added or a variant

References (optional)

None