Understand Presentation Options in Use Case

A Use Case describes a task that is performed by an actor yielding a result of business value for a business. The Use Case in Visual Paradigm‘s Use Case Diagram offers a variety of presentation options that allow users to customize how it being visualize on diagrams. Below are all presentation options available to use case in diagram and what are their meaning.

Options	Available Setting	Meaning	Example
Show Extension Point		To show the use case’s extension point on diagram.
Display Option
	Follow Diagram	Specify the use case to follow diagram’s Display Option.
	Caption aligned Center	To show use cases in ellipse shape with caption show at the center.
	Caption aligned Bottom	To show use cases in ellipse shape with caption show below the use case.
	Box Shape	To show the use case as box shape with use case icon at top right.
Follow Diagram
Standard		Show element with default notation.
Stereotype Icon		Show element according to its stereotype’s icon.
User-Defined		Display use case with predefined images, or image from file system.
Primitive Shape		Display use case as primitive shapes such as Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Oval, Triangle, Octagon, Diamond, Pentagon, Trapezoid or Hexagon.
Caption Placement
	Top Left	To display the caption at the top left of the use case.
	Top Center	To display the caption at the top center of the use case.
	Top Right	To display the caption at the top right of the use case.
	Middle Left	To display the caption at the middle left of the use case.
	Middle Center	To display the caption at the middle center of the use case.
	Middle Right	To display the caption at the middle right of the use case.
	Bottom Left	To display the caption at the bottom left of the use case.
	Bottom Center	To display the caption at the bottom center of the use case.
	Bottom Right	To display the caption at the bottom right of the use case.
	Follow Diagram	Specify the use case to show its caption according to diagram’s Caption Placement option.
Show/Hide Stereotype		To show or hide the stereotypes on selected use case.
Show/Hide Tagged Value		To show or hide the tagged values on selected case.