Use Cases as Workflows

Abstract. In requirements engineering we have to discover the user requirements and then we have to transform them into precise system specifications. There are two essential aspects to be modeled: the data aspect and the process aspect of the system. There are many techniques available to describe these aspects but it is always difficult to integrate these views in a consistent way. Last decade two techniques are used frequently in requirements engineering: use cases and workflow models. We show that these techniques can be integrated in a natural way, using the framework of colored Petri nets. We only sketch the underlying formal framework and focus on the practical application of the approach by a case study.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: BPM
• Authors: Michel R. V. Chaudron, Kees M. van Hee, Lou J. Somers
• Keywords: BPM 2003, Business, Process Aspect, Requirements Engineering, User Requirements