Graph documentation: Inventory use cases

Status: draft
Personnel: David Hill Joe Smith
Documentation: Inventory use cases model was made by DH&JS 5.5.1998

Graph picture: Inventory use cases

Graph dictionary

Objects	Type of object	Documentation
Customer	Actor	Customer can be either house economic or some big customer.
Foreman	Actor	Each inventory has named foreman.
Forklift driver	Actor	Forklift drivers do take care of transferring the goods or parts inside the inventory.
Sales person	Actor	Sales persons are usually working in the marketing or sales departments, but they have on-line connection to the inventory system.
Truck driver	Actor	Company's own truck drivers have possibility to view product's location information.
Warehouse worker	Actor	Each inventory has one or many warehouse workers working in the different inventories in the country. Company has currently 58 employees, who have the title "Warehouse worker".
Main use cases of the inventory.	Note	Main use cases of the inventory.
Inventory system	System [OMT]
Change product's location	Use case [OMT]	After changing the product's location, it had to be updated also to Inventory system.
Delivery control	Use case [OMT]	Foreman checks quality of shipped components, and that they match the bill of lading. Any problems are reported on form PR3 back to sender and in duplicate to shipping agent.
Make an invoice	Use case [OMT]	After getting an order, goods will be gathered and the send to the customer and an invoice will be made.
Order products	Use case [OMT]	Customer and sales person have same kind of requirement: both of them can make orders. Sales person can do the order on the behalf of customer or by him/herself.
Update product quantity information	Use case [OMT]	When product(s)/parts arrive to the inventory, product quantity information will be updated immediately.
View availability	Use case [OMT]	Both sales and selected customers have possibility to view inventory information outside the warehouse.
View location information	Use case [OMT]	Warehouse worker and the truck driver have possibility to view product's exact location information.

Customer (Actor)

Properties:

Actor name	Customer
Documentation	Customer can be either house economic or some big customer.

Customer relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	View availability	Participant
Participant	Communication	Order products	Participant

Customer links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Foreman (Actor)

Properties:

Actor name	Foreman
Documentation	Each inventory has named foreman.

Foreman relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Update product quantity information	Participant
Participant	Communication	Delivery control	Participant
Participant	Communication	Order products	Participant
Participant	Communication	View availability	Participant

Foreman links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Forklift driver (Actor)

Properties:

Actor name	Forklift driver
Documentation	Forklift drivers do take care of transferring the goods or parts inside the inventory.

Forklift driver relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	View location information	Participant
Participant	Communication	Change product's location	Participant

Forklift driver links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Sales person (Actor)

Properties:

Actor name	Sales person
Documentation	Sales persons are usually working in the marketing or sales departments, but they have on-line connection to the inventory system.

Sales person relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Delivery control	Participant
Participant	Communication	Order products	Participant
Participant	Communication	Make an invoice	Participant

Sales person links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Truck driver (Actor)

Properties:

Actor name	Truck driver
Documentation	Company's own truck drivers have possibility to view product's location information.

Truck driver relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	View location information	Participant

Truck driver links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Warehouse worker (Actor)

Properties:

Actor name	Warehouse worker
Documentation	Each inventory has one or many warehouse workers working in the different inventories in the country. Company has currently 58 employees, who have the title "Warehouse worker".

Warehouse worker relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	View location information	Participant
Participant	Communication	Update product quantity information	Participant
Participant	Communication	Change product's location	Participant

Warehouse worker links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Main use cases of the inventory. (Note)

Properties:

Documentation

Main use cases of the inventory.

Main use cases of the inventory. relationships:
none

Main use cases of the inventory. links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Inventory system (System [OMT])

Properties:

Class name	Inventory system
Documentation

Inventory system relationships:
none

Inventory system links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Change product's location (Use case [OMT])

Properties:

Process name	Change product's location
Documentation file
Documentation	After changing the product's location, it had to be updated also to Inventory system.

Change product's location relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Forklift driver	Participant
Participant	Communication	Warehouse worker	Participant

Change product's location links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Delivery control (Use case [OMT])

Properties:

Process name	Delivery control
Documentation file
Documentation	Foreman checks quality of shipped components, and that they match the bill of lading. Any problems are reported on form PR3 back to sender and in duplicate to shipping agent.

Delivery control relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Foreman	Participant
Participant	Communication	Sales person	Participant

Delivery control links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Make an invoice (Use case [OMT])

Properties:

Process name	Make an invoice
Documentation file
Documentation	After getting an order, goods will be gathered and the send to the customer and an invoice will be made.

Make an invoice relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Sales person	Participant

Make an invoice links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Order products (Use case [OMT])

Properties:

Process name	Order products
Documentation file
Documentation	Customer and sales person have same kind of requirement: both of them can make orders. Sales person can do the order on the behalf of customer or by him/herself.

Order products relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Customer	Participant
Participant	Communication	Foreman	Participant
Participant	Communication	Sales person	Participant

Order products links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

Update product quantity information (Use case [OMT])

Properties:

Process name	Update product quantity information
Documentation file
Documentation	When product(s)/parts arrive to the inventory, product quantity information will be updated immediately.

Update product quantity information relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Warehouse worker	Participant
Participant	Communication	Foreman	Participant

Update product quantity information links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none

View availability (Use case [OMT])

Properties:

Process name	View availability
Documentation file
Documentation	Both sales and selected customers have possibility to view inventory information outside the warehouse.

View availability relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Customer	Participant
Participant	Communication	Foreman	Participant

View availability links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	Product availability

View location information (Use case [OMT])

Properties:

Process name	View location information
Documentation file
Documentation	Warehouse worker and the truck driver have possibility to view product's exact location information.

View location information relationships:

In role	In relationship	With object(s)	In role
Participant	Communication	Warehouse worker	Participant
Participant	Communication	Forklift driver	Participant
Participant	Communication	Truck driver	Participant

View location information links:

Link type	Graph's name
Decomposition	none
Explosions	none