A role document instance defines the role of a person, system, or organisation that an actor in a use case may hold. DefinitionOur use of the term role is based on the following definition: | Quote External |
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| author | Donald G. Firesmith, Sally Shlaer and Stephen Mellor |
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| role, n. any part played by something (e.g. a person, piece of equipment, or organization) |
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| author | Donald G. Firesmith |
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| A role captures the purpose of something, the position it holds, or its capacity, job, or viewpoint. |
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| source-uri | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor_%28UML%29 |
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| source | Wikipedia |
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| | An actor in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) "specifies a role played by a user or any other system that interacts with the subject." |
Use this document type to describe the role's - responsibilities
- tools it works with
- requirements it imposes on the product
- consequences for the project
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For more information on this, please refer to Uwe Friedrichsen | Cite |
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| template | $[Name] |
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| document | PDAC:Friedrichsen2010 |
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The document will automatically - list all uses cases the role plays a part in.
- list all quality scenarios the role is mentioned as a stimulus.
- list all user characters that hold this role.
- list all stakeholders that hold this role for this project.
This automated linking helps to find relevant information for a given role in your wiki easily. | 
