MIE 1404 Use Cases

Use Case 1, Scenario 1
   User enters website address, sees main page displayed, sees the discussion board link, and
   clicks it.  User navigates through the classification scheme of the discussion threads. User
   finds an appropriate discussion thread and browses through the discussion.
Use Case 1, Scenario 2
   User enters website address, sees main page displayed, and uses the Search functionality
   to find an appropriate discussion.  User enters ‘France’, ‘recommend’ in the search text box.
   Clicks ‘go’. Results are displayed. User clicks one result that seems to match his/ her intended
   goal, and browses through the messages.
Use Case 1, Scenario 3
   User creates profile and logs in.  Then he/she goes to his/her personalization page and
   decides to create a new discussion.  User cannot find an appropriate discussion thread and
   creates his/ her own.  Makes it public.


Use Case 2, Scenario 1
   User finds a trip (by clicking the ‘Random’ button), which happens to be in France,
   and clicks ‘More Like This’, which directs him/her to the advanced search results screen
   with results similar to the criteria previously displayed.
Use Case 2, Scenario 2
   User ‘explores’ some trip pages (using the menu on the left of the page- ‘France’), sees a
   trip he/she likes, saves the trip information in his/ her profile (has previously created a profile)
   and clicks the ‘send email’ button to send to friends and family.


Use Case 3, Scenario 1 (unavailable)
   User clicks the ‘advanced search’ link and specifies the above criteria.  Results are displayed. 
   User selects a trip to see more detailed information.  User would like to see a description of
   some of the B&Bs and campgrounds listed, find out what exactly the specified Activity Level
   means, the weather, and trip reviews.
Use Case 3, Scenario 2 (unavailable)
   User clicks the ‘advanced search’ link and specifies the above criteria.  Results are displayed. 
   User decides he/she wants to sort on cost, and then ‘remove’ all trips greater than $5000. 
   User then saves all remaining trips to his/ her profile, which he/she then has to create.


Use Case 4, Scenario 1
   User selects a specific city in France, then wants to see B&B's and routes within a certain range.
   User is able to mouse-over the displayed trails and obtain activity level and destination
   details.  User selects one of the trails to add to his created journey.  The user saves the journey
   to his/her profile.


Use Case 5, Scenario 1
   User is at Personal Page. Is already logged on.  Wants to search for a group pertaining to
   the year 2004.  Enters the text ‘2004’ in the ‘Search for other user groups’ field, and
   selects the ‘Both’ radial button.  Clicks ‘Go’.  Finds a result and subscribes to the group. 
   User returns to the manage groups page, and also wants to browse through the user
   groups to see what is available.  Finds a group and subscribes
Use Case 5, Scenario 2
   User is on Personal Page.  Wants to create a new private group, then add users. 
   Clicks ‘Create New Group’ hyperlink and follows steps in creation of new group.  
   Invites other users to the group.  User modifies his name and unsubscribes from a user group
   as well.
Use Case 5, Scenario 3
   User uses chat functionality with others in a particular group.