Tool Mentor: Creating a Business Use-Case Model Survey Using Rational SoDA

Purpose

This tool mentor describes how to use Rational SoDA to create a Business Use-Case Model Survey. SoDA automates the generation of the report so that it is created quickly and accurately. You can generate a Business Use-Case Model Survey with either the Microsoft® Word® or Adobe® FrameMaker® version of SoDA. This works only if the Rational Rose model follows the [structure and naming convention](#3. Structure and naming convention for the Rose model) for the Business Use-Case Model.

• Report: Business Use-Case Model Survey
• Artifact: Business Use-Case Model

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Overview

This tool mentor is applicable when running Windows 2000, NT 4.0, Windows XP, Solaris, or HP-UX.

To create a Business Use-case Model Survey using SoDA, use the procedure for your version of the product:

• Use Rational SoDA/Word to generate a Business Use-Case Model Survey
• Use Rational SoDA/FrameMaker to generate a Business Use-Case Model Survey

Using Rational SoDA/Word to generate a Business Use-Case Model Survey

1. In Rational Rose, open the model you want to document.
2. Click Report > SoDA Report.
3. When the list of available reports appears in SoDA, select Rational Unified Process Business Use-Case Model Survey.
4. Click OK to generate the report.

Using Rational SoDA/FrameMaker to generate a Business Use-Case Model Survey

1. From the FrameMaker button-bar, click New. Double-click SoDA, then double-click RoseDomain and choose the RUPBusinessUseCaseModelSurvey.fm template.
2. Edit the Connector and enter the name of the model file.
3. Click File > Save As to save the template to a personal or project directory.
4. Click SoDA > Generate Document.
5. Review the generated document.

The next time you want to generate this same document, simply open the document and click SoDA > Generate Document.

Structure and naming convention for the Rose model