Dear All,

I thought that I am confident with writing user cases.  However, I am getting slightly confused with this case scenario:

The customer wants the BA to design a screen form that will comprise a top section that records clients details; together with another two tabs (i.e. two sub screens; tabs as in vb tab screens etc), each one to provide a different function.  Also, the user wants a facility to inport a file and to export a daily output file.

The dilemna is that should the BA define a user case defining issues such as the sequence of events, rules, pre conditions post conditions etc, for the top section that records clients detail, another one to cover the functionality of one tab and another to cover the functionality of the other tab, a user case to cover the import facility and another to cover the export facility??

Should the BA define e.g. RULES SECTION and under neat it  define the rule for the top section that records clients detail, followed by a sub section (still defining rules) that incorporates the rules that fall under one tab; followed by a sub section for the other tab etc.,?  Or should the BA do one case for the top section that records clients details, one section for the functionality covered on one tab and another user case to cover the functionality of the second tab etc?????

I hope that the above is clear and I am pretty sure that you must have covered a lot of experience in cases like this.

Many thanks for you input.

Regards,

Carmel

Dear knajoos,

Many thanks for your reply which is very clear.  However, this is where the whole matter needs clarification as to the way one would design the U Case.

Let us focus on the case whereby the user will select the form to enter the client details and then the user will select  tab screen 1.

Now at this stage, the use can select class type 1 from a dropdown list (within tab screen 1), so that s/he will enter the corresponding details (that correlate to the option 1 type).  If the user selects class type 2 from the dropdown list, then some of the fields available for class type 1 will not be relevant and the rules that applied for the class type 1 no longer applied - differ.

So, what should the user case show in terms of rules, post conditions etc?

Is it appropriate to define  one user case and  show the data capture entry at top level (for the whole screen), followed by a sub section to cover the  selection of tab 1 screen, etc.,  Under this section then one will define the flow of events, rule, pre-conditions, post-conditions etc to highlihgt the event of tab 1 selection.  This will be followed by class 2 option selection??  See below

 e,g:

MAIN FLOW OF EVENTS

1.0) Enter Client Details

1.1) Select tab1 screen

       1.1.1) e.g. Select class type 1 - define the main flow of events are as follows...

       1.1.2) e.g. Select class type 2 - define the sequence of what should be selected and sequence of events....

1.2) Select tab2 screen

..................

RULES:

1.0) Enter Client Details - the rules are as follows .....

1.1) Select tab1 screen

       1.1.1) e.g. Select class type 1 - define the rules as follows...

       1.1.2) e.g. Select class type 2 - define the rules as follows....

1.2) Select tab2 screen

..................

PRE-CONDITIONS

1.1) Select tab1 screen

       1.1.1) e.g. Select class type 1 - define the pre-conditions are as follows...

       1.1.2) e.g. Select class type 2 - define the pre-conditions are as follows....

1.2) Select tab2 screen

..................

etc.,

I hope that this is clear and I am pretty sure that you must have came across cases like this.

Many thanks for your precious ideas.

Regards,

Carmel