The purpose of the Discovery phase is to identify the use cases and user stories for the Initiative. Interoperability gaps, costs and barriers are identified and defined to further refine the Initiative. Feasibility tests and prototypes are done using relevant models and standards to determine potential approaches to solve the challenges outlined. The information accumulated and the lessons learned through the Discovery phase will jump-start the next phase and also provide the necessary details to determine if the Initiative needs to continue. Learn more about the S&I Initiative Phases and Outputs.
Initiative Phase - Use Case (Discovery)
The Use Case is the foundation for identifying and specifying the standards required to support the data exchange, reference implementations and tools to ensure consistent and reliable adoption of the data exchange standards. It gives the contextual background of why the Initiative is necessary, in a narrative format, and explains the benefits it will provide upon completion. The Use Case describes detailed Scenarios and User Stories, which serve as examples of how the enhanced technical capabilities will improve the task at hand. The scenarios are accompanied by various diagrams, providing pictorial representations of the processes, and displaying the actors involved as well as the sequence of the information exchange.
For more information about the Use Case & Functional Requirement Development process please navigate to the Use Case & FR Development tab within the Community Enabling Toolkit.
Works Approved Through Consensus
Date | Artifact Name | Artifact Links |
1/9/2013 | esMD AoR L1 SWG Report - Digital Credentials Management | |
1/9/2013 | esMD AoR L1 SWG Report - Identity Proofing | |
1/9/2013 | esMD AoR L1 SWG Report - Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights | |
9/20/12 | esMD Use Case 3 (AoR L1 UC) - Digital Identities and Submission Level Signatures Use Case | - Wiki Link
- Consensus Votes
- S&I Framework Repository Link - Use Case
- S&I Framework Repository Link - Functional Requirements Spreadsheet
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Use Case Announcements
- 9/20 - The AoR L1 Use Case is now consensus approved. Thanks to everyone for their hard work towards this Use Case!
- 9/12 - The AoR L1 Draft Use Case Consensus voting is now closed. Results of Consensus will be shared on Friday 9/14.
- 9/7 - The AoR L1 Draft Use Case is now available for Consensus votes here. Please review and provide votes by COB on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012.
- 8/27 -The AoR L1 Draft Use Case is now available for End-to-End Review comments here. Please review and provide comments by the end of the E2E Review period on COB on Wednesday, September 5th, 2012.
- 8/8 - Finish USer Story and Introduce Base Flow and Activity Diagram
- 8/3 - Continue review of AoR Scenario and User Story
- 8/1 - Review the AoR Scenario and User Story
- 7/27 - Assumptions, Pre and Post conditions were introduced. Please click on the links below to review the content and provide feedback.
- 7/26 - Actors and Roles, Communities of Interest, User Story and the Glossary listed in the Works in Progress table below are ready for your review. Please click on each link to review and provide feedback
- 7/26 - Click here to sign up here to participate in the AoR Subworkgroups
- 7/20 - The Use Case development will kick off on Friday 7/20 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET
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Works in Progress
Artifact Name | Description/Purpose | Status | Current Status/ Last Updated | Reviewers | Target Date for Completion |
Base Flow Activity Diagram - PDF Activity Diagram - Visio | The Activity Diagram illustrates the Use Case flows graphically, and represents the flow of events and information between the actors. The Base Flow presents the step by step process of the information exchange depicted in the activity diagram | CLOSED | Draft posted 8/8 | Community | 8/16 by Noon ET |
Use Case Context Diagram | Pictoral representation of the Use Case | CLOSED | DRAFT posted 7/20 | Keith Salzman, Lenel James | 7/24 by Noon ET |
In Scope and Out of Scope Items | Defines the Use Case Scope | CLOSED | DRAFT posted 7/20 | Community members | 7/24 by Noon ET |
Glossary of Terms | Repository of all definitions for AoR Use Case | CLOSED | Included in draft v5 of UC | Reed Gelzer, Lenel James | 7/31 by Noon ET |
Actors and Roles | Outlines the business actors that are participants in the information exchange requirements for each scenario | CLOSED | DRAFT posted 7/26 | No Participants | 7/31 by Noon ET |
Communities of Interest | List of all relevant Stakeholders and Communities of Interest | CLOSED | DRAFT posted 7/26 | Community members | 7/31 by Noon ET |
User Story | User Stories summarize the interaction between the actors of the Use Case | CLOSED | DRAFT posted 7/26 | Community members | 7/31 by Noon ET |
Assumptions, Pre and Post Conditions | | CLOSED | DRAFT posted 7/27 | Community members | 7/31 by Noon ET |