How to Create Use Cases from BPMN Tasks?
Business process diagram can be used in visualizing a business workflow. When you want to identify the use cases of a system, business process diagram can be a useful reference in that it lets you derive system goals by considering what the stakeholders do day-by-day, represented by tasks and sub-processes. In Visual Paradigm, you can create use cases from BPMN tasks and sub-processes with the use of Model Transitor.
Transit a BPD to use case diagram
To form a use case diagram from all tasks and sub-processes in a BPD:
- Right click on the background of the BPD and select Utilities > Transit to Use Case Diagram... from the popup menu.
- On the left hand side of the Transit Model Element window, you can select the use cases to be created. You can select a use case to edit its name and the other properties on the right hand side.
- Click OK to form the diagram. This will create a new use case diagram under UeXceler, with use cases in it. If your project has UeXceler disabled, a general use case diagram will be formed.
Transit a specific BPMN task/sub-process to use case
To form a use case diagram from all tasks and sub-processes in a BPD:
- Right click on the task/sub-process and select Related Elements > Transit to New Use Case... from the popup menu.
- On the right hand side of the Transit Model Element window, you can edit the name and the other properties of the use case.
- Click OK to continue. This will create a new use case diagram under UeXceler, with the new use case in it. If your project has UeXceler disabled, a general use case diagram will be formed.
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