FORMAL ANALYSIS OF USE CASE DIAGRAMS
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https://doi.org/10.7494/csci.2010.11.0.115Keywords:
UML, use case, formal model, verification, model checking, temporal logic, semantic tableauAbstract
Use case diagrams play an important role in modeling with UML. Careful modeling is crucialin obtaining a correct and efficient system architecture. The paper refers to the formalanalysis of the use case diagrams. A formal model of use cases is proposed and its constructionfor typical relationships between use cases is described. Two methods of formal analysis andverification are presented. The first one based on a states’ exploration represents a modelchecking approach. The second one refers to the symbolic reasoning using formal methodsof temporal logic. Simple but representative example of the use case scenario verification isdiscussed.Downloads
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