These terms are used in many scientific disciplines, from mathematics and logic to economics and psychology, to denote similar investigative procedures.
Analysis can also be a series of components that perform organic functions together, such as systems engineering.
This helps produce the data model, a precursor to creating or enhancing a database.
Each use case is a business scenario or event for which the system must provide a defined response.
This was shown during the year 2000 re-engineering effort as business and manufacturing processes were examined as part of the Y2K automation upgrades.