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From use cases to conceptual model

Abstract

This chapter shows how to analyze the text of a use case to find concepts, attributes, and associations to complete and refine the conceptual model. It explains that the controller class may be used for creating associations that are important, especially to independent concepts. At the end, an extensive example is shown where use cases are used for refining the preliminary conceptual model.

Keywords

Conceptual model refinement; concept; attribute; association; dependent and independent concepts

Key topics in this chapter

  • • Finding Classes and Attributes
  • • Discovering Associations
  • • Independent and Dependent Concepts
  • • Iterative Construction of the Conceptual Model

10.1 Iterative construction of the conceptual ...

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