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Actors and Goals
nAn Actor is the entity (person) that actually interacts
with the System under
Discussion (SuD)
nAn Actor’s goals concern the “totality” of the use
case
nBenefit the Actor gets from successful execution of use
case
nAn Actor can have Goals at various levels
nFor ATM Machine:
Refresh Cash
Drawer
Teller
Make Reports
Replenish
Receipt Paper
Service Man
Maintain
Machine
Go To Dinner
and a Movie (high level goal)
Transfer
Funds
Deposit
Check
Withdraw
Cash
Customer
Goal
Actor