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Use Case Email Notification

I have a question in modelling Use Case. 1) If a actor(or user) registers an account in a System and if the System sends Successful Registration Email notification to the actor. Should it be considered as separate use case for email notification or is it part of 'Register Account' Use case?

2) If there is a scenario where user account is terminated by another user who is system administrator. The terminated user needs to be notified that his account is terminated by email. In this case, Should the email notification be a separate use case or an "include" use case with "Terminate Account" use case?

Thanks in Advance.

Solution

  • If your system sends the emails automatically and the user has to do nothing but the main use case, they are not separate use cases. They are merely a reaction of your system to a given use case. It is then a post-condition of said use case that the email has been sent out.