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brucebanner

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Use Case RTF Issue
« on: January 28, 2011, 09:19:21 pm »
I am attempting to create a Use Case template for my company using the standard Use case template included in EA as a starting point.

One of the things I would like to alter is how the structured specification is displayed in the RTF.  Currently it displays the steps as below:

Basic Path:
1 Player does this. 2 System does that. 3 Player does this. 4 System does that. 5 Player does something else.

I would like it to display it as a list:

Basic Path:
1 Player does this.
2 System does that.
3 Player does this.
4 System does that.
5 Player does something else.

Is there a way to do this?

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Re: Use Case RTF Issue
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2011, 09:29:28 am »
Hi Bruce (mental note: don't make Bruce angry...)

The easiest way is to embed the Structured Scenario into a table in your rtf template.

In my case, I have a table which is headed: Step, Description, Uses
and contains in the cells (in a single row) Scenario_Structured.Step Scenario_Structured.Name Scenario_Structured.Uses

This lays out the use case very nicely.

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Re: Use Case RTF Issue
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2011, 11:55:14 am »
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Re: Use Case RTF Issue
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2011, 01:48:56 pm »
The use case scenario template formats it the way you've specified. However, I can't get it to display Exception paths in the basic path the way it does Alternate paths (although, it incorrectly displays "Exception:" instead of "Alternate:" for alternate scenarios.)
« Last Edit: February 02, 2011, 01:49:59 pm by vjr »

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Re: Use Case RTF Issue
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2011, 07:53:40 pm »
Hi Guys

Sorted the issue with the steps (thanks Andy J) and have also noticed the mixup in the Exception and Alternate paths.  Nearly there though :-)

thanks guys