Use Cases Page

The Use Cases page shows all use cases associated with the requirement or feature.

Required access roles:

  • Baseline: Reader, Author, or Leader

To access this page from a requirement:

  1. View the properties of a requirement. See Requirement Properties Page.
  2. From the navigation pane, select Related Objects > Use Cases.

To access this page from a feature:

  1. View the properties of a feature.
  2. From the navigation pane, select Use Cases.
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Columns

Column Description
Name The name of the use case. Click the Name of a use case to view the Properties page. See Use Case Properties Page.
(Active Engineering Change) indicates that an active engineering change is associated with the use case.
RevisionThe revision level of the use case.
StateThe current state of the use case in its lifecycle.
DescriptionThe detailed description of the use case.
OriginatorThe person who created the use case.
OwnerThe person who is currently assigned responsibility for the use case.
(Quick file access) indicates that files are checked into or connected to the use case. Click to open the use case's Files page.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

Required responsibilities:

  • Baseline: Leader (when the object is in the Frozen state) or Author

Action Description
Insert New Creates a new use case from scratch.
Insert Existing Adds an existing use case to the list. The Search page opens, where you can define criteria to search for objects that currently exist in the database.
Change > Change Request > Add to Existing Adds the selected use cases to an existing change request.
Change > Change Request > Add to New Creates a new change request and adds the selected use cases to it.
Change > Change Order > Add to Existing Adds the selected use cases to an existing change order.
Change > Change Order > Add to New Creates a new change order and adds the selected use cases to it.
Change > Change Action > Add to Existing Adds the selected use cases to an existing change order.
Change > Change Action > Add to New Creates a new change order and adds the selected use cases to it.
Change > Mass Release Releases all selected use cases. Selected use cases must be in a state prior to "Released" and cannot be connected to an incomplete change action. The Create Change Order page opens where you can create a change order to govern the mass change. You must use the "Fast track Change" policy.
Change > Mass Obsolete Makes all selected use cases obsolete. Selected use cases must be in the "Released" state and cannot be connected to an incomplete change action. The Create Change Order page opens where you can create a change order to govern the mass change. You must use the "Fast track Change" policy.
Replace by New Revision Creates a new revision of the use case.
Replace by Last Revision Links the latest revision of the use case.
Delete Removes all selected use cases from the list and deletes them from the database. Click OK to confirm. You can only delete a use case if you have delete access and the use case has no other related objects.
Detach from Structure Removes the relationship between all selected use cases and the parent requirement. It does not delete the use cases from the database.