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Rational Rose (which was used for Figures5.5 and 5.6), the model is stored in a text
le within which one can identify the arrows in the sequence diagram for any use
case, as they are simply stored as the coordinates of their ends. Other CASE tools
and diagramming tools have yet to be investigated.
5.1.4 Problems
e case study from Eriksson and Penker shows some of the problems of getting
the specication in a form where the size can be easily estimated. e use case “lend
item” uses the use case “remove reservation.” Eriksson and Penker, however ...