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how to refer other use case in sequence diagram

 
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Hi, all
I have 2 questions regarding sequence diagrams.
1. in the Prepare Itinerary use case, Pricing the Itinerary is one of the steps. How should i represent it in the diagram? Do I have to include the details of pricing in Prepare Itinerary or I can just draw an object with stereotype <<use case>> and have a message called something like "forward" sent to it?
2. if u r using Together 6.0, can u please tell me how i can label a returned message? I would like to label them with the VOs sent back.
Thanks for the help.
-tomas
 
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can someone please help?
thanx.
 
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One usecase calling another usecase is pretty common however, I have not seen usecases being referred directly in sequence diagrams. What I have seen( and used) is actors being used in seq. diagrams. For instance, you can model a whole subsystem as an actor("payment processing") and use it in the seq. diagram.
If I were you, I will not be using those "rare" UML features and find a way around to represent the same concept in a more standardized way that employs common and easy to understand notations. I am not sure if you have a situation that makes this option inevitable, so I cannot offer you alternatives.
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Harvey,
Thanks for your reply.
[I am not sure if you have a situation that makes this option inevitable, so I cannot offer you alternatives. ]
One of the situations is that in the Prepare Itinerary sequence diagram, the system needs to price the itinerary before sending back the confirmation window. Since Price Itinerary is itself a sequence diagram requested by the project, do I use some sort of notation in the Prepare Itinerary seq. diagram to reference the Price Itinerary seq. diagram OR do i include the steps of pricing itinerary in the Prepare Itinerary diagram?
I would like to know how everyone else is dealing with this.
Thanx again for the help.
-tomas
 
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