Merging use case steps

Merging use case steps is useful whenever you want to combine multiple steps into one use case step. When you merge steps, the text from each step is preserved but combined into a single step. Blueprint allows you to merge two or more steps at one time.

To merge two or more use case steps:

1. Select two or more use case steps that you want to merge.

   • In text view, use your mouse to select the text of one or more use case step(s).
   • In workflow view, click a use case step. You can select multiple steps in workflow view by holding the Ctrl key and clicking multiple steps, or by drawing a box around a group of steps.

2. Click Merge Steps.

   You can use the following buttons to merge use case steps:

   • the Merge Steps button on the ribbon (Use Cases tab, Step group)
   • the Merge Steps option on the right-click context menu

After you have successfully merged two or more use case steps, the text from both steps are merged into a single use case step.

Tip: In textual view, you can also merge two steps by pressing the Backspace key at the beginning of a step, or by pressing the Delete key at the end of a step.

Learn More

Adding use case steps

Deleting use case steps

Adding an internal alternate flow

Adding an external alternate flow

Changing an external use case

Setting start and return steps

Adding an actor to a use case step

Including a use case in a step

Setting UI mockups on use case steps

Removing a UI mockup from a use case step

Rearranging the order of use case steps and flows

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