This document provides instructions for creating use case diagrams and sequence diagrams using Rational Rose. It outlines how to invoke Rational Rose, get the use case window, add actors and use cases, and add relationships between components. It also describes how to create sequence diagrams, add objects to the diagram, name objects, and add messages between objects.

1. Creating Use Case Diagrams and
Sequence Diagrams using
Rational Rose®

2. How to invoke Rational Rose?

3. Select Rational Unified Process and Hit OK

4. Default Window for Rose
View Area
Working Area
Toolbar

5. Getting the Use-Case Window
1. Open on Use-Case View
2. Double Click on Main
Notice how toolbar has
changed

6. Adding an Actor
1. Click on the Actor Button in the toolbar
2. Drag the + sign to where you want the actor to
be placed
3. Change the actor name by clicking twice on
the actor.

7. Adding a Use-Case
1. Click on the Oval Use Case Button in the
toolbar
2. Drag the + sign to where you want the Use
Case to be placed
3. Change the Use Case to what you want it to
be.

8. Adding a Relationship
1. Click on the appropriate relationship that you
want, whether it is unidirectional association or
dependency/instantiates relationship.
2. Click and hold the left mouse button over the
first component of the relationship.
3. Drag the line to the second component and
release. This creates a relationship line
between the two components.

9. How to create Sequence Diagrams?
1. Right Click on Logical View in the View Pane
2. Select ‘New -> Sequence Diagram’ from the
pop-up menu

10. Adding Objects to the diagram
1. Click on the Object Button in the toolbar
2. Drag the + sign to where you want the Object
to be placed
3. Change the Use Case to what you want it to
be.

11. Adding an object to the diagram
1. Give the new objects names by clicking on
them once.

12. Adding messages
1. Click on the Object Message button.
2. Click and Hold the mouse on the “From”
object’s timeline.
3. Now, drag the release the mouse object on
‘To’ object
4. To add a text for message, click on the
message arrow once and now enter the textual
description.