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Use-case record

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The intake record for a proposed AI use: business context, intended purpose and the uses ruled out, affected persons, decision authority, success metrics and error appetite, stored as fields on the registry entry so classification, thresholds, tests and impact assessments read the same facts 1.

Developed in
ch. 14, The use-case record
ch. 06, Intake and classification
ch. 05, Pattern: Use-Case Intake & Risk Tiering
Chapters
ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 06, The Role · ch. 14, Development
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

4 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Use-case record: mentions per chapter18 mentions of the term across 4 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter05 Patterns: 1 mention05 Patterns106 The Role: 1 mention06 The Role114 Development: 15 mentions14 Development1516 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention16 Fairness & XAI1No mentions in the other 19 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Use-case record: mentions per chapter18 mentions of the term across 4 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405 Patterns: 1 mention10506 The Role: 1 mention10607081011121314 Development: 15 mentions15141516 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention11617181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Use-case record per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns1Yes
06 The Role1Yes
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development15Yes
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI1No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

3 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

Use-case record: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-CodeUse-case recordRelated terms (2)Intended purpose · RelatedIntended purposeRisk tier · RelatedRisk tierPatterns using it (3)Dataset Admission Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termDataset Admission GateFRIA-as-Code, 1 mention · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 5 mentions · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering
Use-case record: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-CodeRelated terms (2)Intended purpose · RelatedIntended purposeRisk tier · RelatedRisk tierPatterns using it (3)Dataset Admission Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termDataset Admission GateFRIA-as-Code, 1 mention · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 5 mentions · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk TieringUse-case record
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Use-case record
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsIntended purposeRelated
Related termsRisk tierRelated
Patterns using itDataset Admission Gate, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itFRIA-as-Code, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 5 mentionsUses the term
  • Intended purpose

    The use for which the provider intends an AI system, including its specific context and conditions of use.

  • Risk tier

    An organisation's own rating of an AI use case, computed at intake by a versioned policy from declared profile fields such as autonomy, decision impact…

Sources

  1. [1] Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1 (risk tolerance and residual risk; seven trustworthy characteristics; transparency answers "what happened", explainability "how", interpretability "why"; MAP 1.1 intended purposes; MANAGE 1.1 go/no-go determination; profiles). NIST. 2023-01-26. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AI.100-1 (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Use-case record. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/use-case-record. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026usecaserecord,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Use-case record}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/use-case-record}
}