UCSIM: A tool for simulating use case scenarios

Praveen K. Jayaraman; Jon Whittle

doi:10.1109/ICSECOMPANION.2007.80

UCSIM: A tool for simulating use case scenarios

Praveen K. Jayaraman, Jon Whittle

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Abstract

This paper describes the Use Case Simulator (UCSIM), an Eclipse plug-in for visualization and simulation of use cases. Simulation of use cases allows stakeholders to play with what-if scenarios as a way to test completeness and correctness. Textual use cases, however, are not semantically precise enough to be simulated. UCSIM, therefore, uses minimal extensions to UML models to describe use cases, transforms the use cases automatically into an executable form (hierarchical UML state machines), and provides a configurable simulator for executing the state machine representation of the use cases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 29th International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE 2007; Companion Volume
Pages	43-44
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSECOMPANION.2007.80
Publication status	Published - 25 Sep 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Software Engineering 2007 - Minneapolis, United States of America Duration: 20 May 2007 → 26 May 2007 Conference number: 29th https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4222553/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Name	Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering
ISSN (Print)	0270-5257

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Conference	International Conference on Software Engineering 2007
Abbreviated title	ICSE 2007
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Minneapolis
Period	20/05/07 → 26/05/07
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4222553/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Jayaraman, PK & Whittle, J 2007, UCSIM: A tool for simulating use case scenarios. in Proceedings - 29th International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE 2007; Companion Volume., 4222672, Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering, pp. 43-44, International Conference on Software Engineering 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, 20/05/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSECOMPANION.2007.80

UCSIM : A tool for simulating use case scenarios. / Jayaraman, Praveen K.; Whittle, Jon.

Proceedings - 29th International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE 2007; Companion Volume. 2007. p. 43-44 4222672 (Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering).

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