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    A use case diagram shows the grouping of services provided by the system to the users.
    An arrow from an actor to a use case shows which actor starts the use case.
    The best grouping of functions into use cases depends on a number of factors. Beware of over decomposition.
    The basic flow is the most important course of events or what happens most of the time.
    Simple numbered sentences should define mostly interactions across the system boundary in the use case text.
    The source and target of the interaction should always be included in the sentence that defines it.
    Simple iteration may be defined in a use case flow using a single sentence.


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