The actor starts the use case because it wants something from the system so:
| Name the use case in terms of the outcome of value to the actor |
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| Begin the use case name with an active verb | ||
| The actor supplies the event that starts the use case |
| The actor is the source of the incoming event that is the first line in the use case | |
| The arrow indicates that the actor starts the interaction between the actor and the use case | |
| This actor is then the 'active' or 'primary' actor for the use case |