Question

Software Engineering Question:Based on the information provided below what are the List of actors

High-Level Description:
Consider the following high-level description for GameSpeed retailer:
* The store has a StoreManager, Customers, and Salesmen
* The retailer sells new and pre-owned different game consoles,
games, and tablets
* The StoreManager can Add/Delete/Update products
* Salesman can create Customer accounts
* There are 3 Console Manufacturers and each offers its own
models:
1. Microsoft
1. XBOX One
2. XBOX 360
2. Sony
1. PS3
2. PS4
3. Nintendo
1. Wii
2. WiiU
* There are 3 Game Makers
1. Electronic Arts
2. Activision
3. Take-Two Interactive
* Every console might have accessories that could be bought
separately
* Retailer offers warranty that can be purchased by the customer
for every console
* The customer can pre-order products
* The customer can trade-in products
* The customer can place an order online, check the status of the
order, or cancel the order.
* The customer can pay in cash, check, or credit card
* The customer has the choice to enroll (or cancel) and become
PowerMember in order to receive 5% discount for every item
purchased for an annual fee of $100
* Some of the products may have store special-discounts
* Some of the products may have manufacturer rebates
* The customer can choose one of the following options when
buying a new console
1. Buy the new console with no replacement
2. Buy the new console with 1 year replacement for 50% fee
of the console retail price; under this plan the customer can
replace the console by a new one any time during the year
(The console can be replaced only once for the customer).
3. Buy the new console with lifetime replacement for 65% fee
of the console retail price; under this plan the customer can
replace the console by another new one any time (The
console can be replaced only once for the customer).
* The customer can rent a console. However, there are a number
of lease plans that the store like to offer its customers
1. Daily rental (for example renting the console for 2 days)
2. Monthly rental (for example rent the XBOX ONE console
for 2 months with rental $20/month)
3. Yearly rental (for example rent the XBOX ONE console for
$100/year)

Answer 1

Background
What is Actor?
Actor
Someone or something that interacts with system is called an Actor.
Types of Actor:
1)Primary Actor
An external entity that interacts with the system directly.
2)Supporting Actor
Supporting actor provides a service.

Now come to the problem

Possible actors are

1.Store Manager
2.software/software module/system/sub system
3.Customer
4.Salesman
5.retailer(Owner of the organization)

Assumptions:-Store Manager, Customer,Salesman can access a particular software module only, they are authorized for. They should not be allowed to access all the modules of the software, for example, customer should not be allowed to view monthly sales, customer should only be allowed to access the software module through which customer can place order/check order status ans so on.

same for other actors except retailer(Owner of the organization).
retailer can access all the modules of software (system).

because all the above entities interact with the software(system)

1. Store Manager:-This actor interacts with the a software module (sub system) to Add/Delete/Update the product.
Store manager is a Primary Actor, because Store Manager interacts with the system directly.
2. Software module is a supporting actor because it provides services for Add/Delete/Update product .
3.Customer:- is a primary actor, because customer can place order online,check status, or customer can cancel the order.it is a direct interaction with the software module(sub system).
4.Salesman:-is a Primary actor, because salesman can interact with the software module(sub system)directly to create customer account.
5. retailer(Owner of the organization) is a primary actor, because retailer should be able to access the all the software modules(system) directly to know about monthly sales, order placed(by the customers) in a month, order canceled(by the customer) in a month and so on.

Summary :

List of Primary Actors

Store manager
Customer
Salesman
retailer

List of Supporting Actor
Software module(s)