Sample Paper: “Context Diagram”

Context Diagram

Use Case Name: Receive Supplier Shipment

ID: UC -1

Priority: High

Description: This Use Case describes the receipt of shipments and reporting discrepancies

Trigger: The warehouse manager requests an order.

Type: External Temporal

Major Steps Performed:

  1. Warehouse manager requests for the shipment and supplier provides the order as according to agreement.

  2. Warehouse manager unpacks the shipment and check if the all ordered items are received

  3. Checks for the discrepancies and reconcile with the supplier

  4. Put orders in correct shelves of warehouse.

Information for Steps:

Shipment Request

New Inventory

Discrepancies

Warehouse

Summary

Inputs

Source

Outputs

Destination

  1. Shipment Request

  2. Shipment

Warehouse Manager

Warehouse Manager

Shipment

Discrepancies

Warehouse

Reconcile Supplier

Use Case Name: Shipment Payment

ID: UC -2

Priority: High

Description: This Use Case describes the payment of shipments received to supplier

Trigger: The warehouse manager sends shipment information to account manager.

Type: External Temporal

Major Steps Performed:

  1. Warehouse manager checks for the inventory quantities on hand and sends the shipment information to the accounts manager

  2. Accounts manager reviews the payment of the supplier and pays off.

Information for Steps:

Shipment Information

Supplier Payment

Summary

Inputs

Source

Outputs

Destination

  1. Inventory quantities

  1. Shipment Information

Warehouse Manager

Accounts Manager

Shipment Information

Payment

Accounts Manager

Supplier