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 STATE MODELLING
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-distinguish between the elements of state
modelling BUSINESS
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 STATE MODELLING
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-purpose of state models is to describe
the behaviour of an object
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-how the entity changes and what can
happen to the entity BUSINESS
-three main states: an initial state,
transition state and a final state
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-describes how changes occur,
-the factors that cause the change and
-actions that must be performed because
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of the change
-state transitions illustrate how an entity BUSINESS
changes from one state to another
-based on processes, business rules or
other information
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-transitions are not necessarily linear and
entity could skip states
-transition types, conditional transitions
are triggered by a specific event or
automatically triggered
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-may also be recursive, leading one state
and returning back to the same state ANALYSIS
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-State modelling Purpose
-describe possible states
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-sequence states
-how changes occur BUSINESS
-factors that cause change
-actions that must be performed
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-may be automatic - triggered by the TECHNIQUES
completion of a required activity
-the State Diagram
-a two-dimensional matrix showing states
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and the transitions between them
-used in elicitation and can help your BUSINESS
stakeholders
-shows the start state, any transition
states and the reasons for the transition
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and the end state
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-Transitioning States
-Changes are determined by process
steps, business rules, and information
content
-Transition types are conditional,
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automatic, and recursive.
-State Diagram BUSINESS
-An example of a state diagram depicts
the interrelationship between state 1,
state 2, and state 3 as well as the
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transitions from the initial state to state 1
and from state 3 to the final state.
 STATE MODELLING
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-State Table
-Two dimensional matrix; used for
elicitation; and shows start state,
transition, as well as end state.
-State Tables are helpful for the business
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analyst to help determine business
rules. ANALYSIS
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-using the State Table, during elicitation TECHNIQUES
will help the stakeholders
-identifies information attributes and
allows effective documentation and
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communication
-particularly helpful for the implementation BUSINESS
team
-can be inefficient for simple entities
-could be difficult to reach consensus on
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the details of the state transition
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-would include looking at business rules
through document analysis, and requires
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a high level of precision;
-don't want to communicate incorrect BUSINESS
states or you could have some trouble
with your resulting solution
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 STATE MODELLING
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-State Table TECHNIQUES
-State tables are helpful, and its

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strengths are that they help determine
business rules, identify information
attributes, and allow effective
documentation and communication.
-There are some limitations as well, such
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as that they are inefficient for simple
entities; make it difficult to reach ANALYSIS
consensus on details; and require a high
level of precision.
ANALYTICAL
TECHNIQUES
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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