How to Develop a Use Case Report in Minutes?

Overview of This Tutorial

Here is an outline of what will be covered in this tutorial:

1. Create a document in Doc. Composer
2. Develop the document content with drag-and-drops
3. Export the document as a PDF file

To complete this tutorial, you must have the following software installed:

• Visual Paradigm 13.0 or higher

Creating a Document

1. Download Broadcasting-System.vpp and open it in Visual Paradigm. You can also find this file at the bottom of this tutorial.
2. Select Tools > Doc. Composer from the application toolbar.
3. Click on Build Doc from Scratch.
   
4. Name the document by double-clicking on Document1 in the breadcrumb. Then, type Use Case Report.
   
5. Press the Enter key to confirm. Your screen should look like this:
   
6. Collapse the toolbar temporarily for more editing space. To do this, double-click on the Tools menu.
   

Developing the Document

Let's add content to the document. A document is formed by dragging element templates into the document. Each element template defines what and how content is output in a document. For example, a Data Dictionary template can produce a data dictionary in a document, with a dedicated type of project data presented in the data dictionary (table). Each type of project data has its own set of element templates. You have a Data Dictionary template for Entity Relationship Diagram and a Sub Diagrams template for Use Cases, etc.

Doc. Composer comes with a set of built-in element templates, but you can also create and edit custom templates. For example, you can create a custom template to output a table of actors' details, followed by a list of use cases, and then a list of sub-diagrams. You will learn how to do this in other articles.

1. Select the use case diagram Broadcasting System from the Diagram Navigator.
   
2. Drag the Basic template from the Template pane and drop it on the document. You should see an image of the use case diagram shown in the document.
   
3. Next, show a use case's basic details under the use case diagram. Select the Subscribe for Newsletter use case on Diagram Navigator.
   
4. Drag the Basic template from the Template pane and drop it onto Doc. Composer.
   

Exporting a Document as a PDF File

The output document can be exported to HTML, PDF, or Word document formats. Let's export the finished document to a PDF document.

1. Click Export at the top-right corner of the document and select PDF Document... from the pop-up menu.
   
2. In the Export PDF Doc window, specify the output path and fill in document information under the Document Info tab.
   
3. Click Export. A simple use case report is produced. Enjoy!