User:Bambers Linden/scratchpad

Goals to strive for when writing a test script

• Easy to understand and follow.
• Short enough to be run in 30 minutes or less. If it's too long, break it down into smaller tests.
• Clear description of requirements needed to run the test. Number of users, parcels, etc.

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Scope

• Describe the purpose of this test
• List any dependencies the new code may have -- what other systems may be affected?
• List any security implications -- does this feature give access to something it should not?
• Estimated running time

Set-up

Environment

• If special set-up is needed, list test environment requirements such as viewer or server versions, operating systems, specific graphics cards and driver versions, etc.

Other

• List other requirements needed to execute the test plan here. e.g...
• Basic tester account to use as "User B" where specified
• Sandbox, or other area where building is allowed

Test Steps

Functional Tests

1. Test case 1 (you can briefly outline the goal of the test case here)
   1. step 1
   2. step 2
   3. Verify against expected behavior
2. Test case 2
   1. step 1
   2. step 2
   3. Verify against expected behavior
3. Test case 3
   1. step 1
   2. step 2
   3. Verify against expected behavior

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Regression Tests

(Optional) - as new failures are observed, new test cases can be added here to supplement the functional tests in the section above.

1. Test for bug VWR-xxxx
   1. step 1
   2. step 2
   3. Verify against expected behavior

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Pass/Fail Criteria

1. Passes if
   1. e.g. No unexpected behaviors are observed
2. Fails if
   1. e.g. Expected behaviors are broken
   2. e.g. A bug is detected that was not accounted for by this test plan

Tear Down

• List what must be done to revert the tester's environment to a neutral state

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Old test script template

Goals to strive for when writing a test script

• Easy to understand and follow.
• Short enough to be run in 30 minutes or less. If it's too long, break it down into smaller tests.
• Clear description of requirements needed to run the test. Number of users, parcels, etc.

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Test script contents

• Requirements (ie. # of users, a god account, land, objects needed for the test)

• Est. Running time

• Variables to test (ie. different types of things that generate test permutations)

• Describe the expected behavior and purpose of the new code. (or link to the Design Document)
• List any dependencies the new code may have -- what other systems may be affected?
• List any security implications -- does this feature give access to something it should not?
• Detailed plan(s) for testing new functionality, including success and failure cases if possible.

• Test Setup

• Feature Rule to check
  1. Step
  2. Step

• Corner case to rule
  1. Step
  2. Step

• Detailed plan(s) for testing dependent code, including success and failure cases if possible.

• Compare Performance, if applicable
  • Requirements for gathering data on existing feature being modified.
  • Follow this with requirements for gathering data on new feature in new format, etc.
  • Explain how to compare data to ensure new feature is not worse (i.e. lower framerate, higher bandwidth, more db queries, etc.)