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Use Case Diagram UC_B_01_Resources_Management

System Boundary Summary
Resources management

 

Diagram Elements Detail

Resource moderator

A user who moderates resource submission

Communicates Links

to UseCase moderate

A user who submits resources

Communicates Links

to UseCase delete

to UseCase submit for publication

to UseCase update submitted metadata for an approved resource

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A simple user deletes a resource and its metadata.

Preconditions

1. he user is authenticated
   
2. The user is authorized to delete a resource, i.e., he is either the owner of the resource or an administrator of the repository.
   

Normal Flow

1. The user selects a resource to delete
   
2. The metadata describing the resource is delete
   

Alternate Flow

1. The user removes metadata.
   
2. Minor removes resource's metadata.
   
3. Minor removes the resource.
   

1. The user removes metadata of an external resource.
   
2. Minor removes resource's metadata.
   
3. The external resource is not affected
   

Postconditions

1. The resource and its metadata are deleted
   

Generalization Links

to UseCase Manage Resources

shapeType GeneralizationLink

Users and moderators manage resources

Preconditions

1. The User is authenticated
   
2. The user has the rights to perform the intended action
   

Normal Flow

1. This is an abstract use case, see children for implementation
   

Postconditions

1. The action is performed
   

Is abstract

Includes Links

to UseCase authenticate

The resource moderator moderates resource submissions

Preconditions

1. The user is authenticated
   
2. The user is a resource moderator
   
3. A resource and its metadata are waiting for approval
   

Normal Flow

1. The moderator consults the list of resources to be moderated
   
2. For each listed resource the moderator examine its metadata
   
3. The moderator approves the resource and its metadata
   
4. The resource moderator motivates his/her moderation decision
   

Alternate Flow

1. The moderator rejects and deletes the resource and its metadata
   
2. The resource and its metadata are deleted
   

1. The moderator rejects the resource and its metadata
   
2. The resource and its metadata wait to be corrected and resubmitted by the simple user.
   

Postconditions

1. Accepted resources are discoverable by the federation
   

Generalization Links

to UseCase Manage Resources

shapeType GeneralizationLink

A simple user submits a resource and its metadata

Preconditions

1. The user is authenticated
   
2. The user is authorized to submit resources
   

Normal Flow

1. The user submits a resource and its metadata
   

Alternate Flow

1. The user submits metadata for an external resource.
   

Postconditions

1. The resource is submitted for approval.
   
2. The resource is not discoverable by the federation.
   

Generalization Links

to UseCase Manage Resources

shapeType GeneralizationLink

Includes Links

to UseCase submit resource

to UseCase submit metadata

A simple user submits resource metadata.

Preconditions

1. The simple user is authenticated
   
2. The simple user is authorized to submit metadata.
   

Normal Flow

1. The user submits metadata.
   

Postconditions

1. The metadata is submitted for approval.
   
2. The metadata is not searchable by the federation.
   

A simple user submits a resource.

Preconditions

1. The simple user is authenticated
   
2. The simple user is authorized to submit a resource.
   

Normal Flow

1. The user submits the resource.
   

Postconditions

1. The resource is submitted for approval
   
2. The resource is not searchable by the federation
   

A simple user updates an accepted resource and its metadata.

Preconditions

1. The simple user is authenticated
   
2. The simple user is authorized to update a resource and its metadata
   

Normal Flow

1. The user updates resource and its metadata.
   

Postconditions

1. The resource is submitted for approval
   
2. The updated version of the resource is not discoverable by the federation
   
3. The formerly approved version of the resource remains discoverable by the federation
   

Communicates Links

to Actor Simple User

Generalization Links

to UseCase Manage Resources

shapeType GeneralizationLink

A simple user update a submitted resource and its metadata.

Preconditions

1. The simple user is authenticated
   
2. The simple user is authorized to update a resource and its metadata
   

Normal Flow

1. The user updates resource and its metadata
   

Postconditions

1. The resource is submitted for approval
   
2. The updated version of the resource is not discoverable by the federation
   

Communicates Links

to Actor Simple User

Generalization Links

to UseCase Manage Resources

shapeType GeneralizationLink

A simple user updates submitted metadata for an approved resource.

Preconditions

1. The simple user is authenticated
   
2. The simple user is authorized to update metadata
   

Normal Flow

1. The user updates resource metadata
   

Postconditions

1. The resource is submitted for approval
   
2. The updated version of the resource is not discoverable by the federation
   
3. The formerly approved version of the resource remains discoverable by the federation
   

Generalization Links

to UseCase Manage Resources

shapeType GeneralizationLink

A simple user update submitted metadata for a remote resource.

Preconditions

1. The simple user is authenticated
   
2. The simple user is authorized to update metadata
   

Normal Flow

1. The user updates resource metadata
   

Postconditions

1. The resource is submitted for approval
   
2. The updated version of the resource is not discoverable by the federation
   

Communicates Links

to Actor Simple User

Generalization Links

to UseCase Manage Resources

shapeType GeneralizationLink