Document: uc-sell-item-by-auction.htm

Date: 30 May, 2001; Author: Shane Sendall (LGL-DI-EPFL)


Auction System

Use Case: sell item by auction

 

Scope: Auction System

Level: User Goal

Intention in Context: The intention of the Seller is to sell an item by auction. A Seller may be the seller in many auctions at any one time. (Participants include the Seller and all the Customers that are joined to the auction)

Primary Actor: Seller

Precondition: The Seller has already identified him/herself to the System.

Main Success Scenario:

Seller may leave the auction and come back again later to look at its progress, without effect on the auction.

1. Seller registers an item to sell on auction with System, providing registration information*.

2. System validates the information,
presents a view of auction* to Seller, and
records and publishes the new auction.

3. System closes auction with a successful sale.

Extensions:

2a. System ascertains that it was not given sufficient information to define an auction:

2a.1. System informs Seller to provide more information; use case continues at step 1.

2b. System ascertains that it was not given acceptable information to define an auction:

2b.1. System informs Seller that certain details are not acceptable; use case continues at step 1.

(2-3)||b. Seller requests System to post a message to auction and provides the message content*.

3a. System closes auction without a successful sale: use case ends in failure.

3b. Seller requests System to cancel auction:

3b.1a. System detects that auction has already started:

Notes:

* normally a hyperlink to the document that contains data details and formats.

** normally a hyperlink to the document that contains the business rules


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