Editing Use case (section)

==== Goal levels ====
[[File:Cockburnstyle use cases.svg|thumb|Hierarchy of goal levels]]
Cockburn suggests annotating each use case with a symbol to show the "Goal Level";<ref>Cockburn, 2001. Inside front cover. Icons "Goal Level".</ref> the preferred level is "User-goal" (or colloquially "sea level"<ref name=Fowler/>{{rp|101}}).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Goal Level !! Icon !! Symbol ||
|-
| Very High Summary || Cloud || ++ || [[File:Goal-level-icons-cloud.png|center]]
|-
| Summary || Flying Kite || + || [[File:Goal-level-icons-flying-kite.png|center]]
|-
| User Goal || Waves at Sea || ! || [[File:Goal-level-icons-waves-at-sea.png|center]]
|-
| Subfunction || Fish || - || [[File:Goal-level-icons-fish.png|center]]
|-
| Too Low || Seabed Clam-Shell || -- || [[File:Goal-level-icons-seabed-clam-shell.png|center]]
|}

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Sometimes in text writing, a use case name followed by an alternative text symbol (! +, -, etc.) is a more concise and convenient way to denote levels, e.g. ''place an order!'', ''login-''.