Test the correctness of application with set of inputs & outputs is definition of Functionality Testing. Functionality Testing is comes at 3 different stages of Application.

Module Level

Integration Level

System Level

Testing the correctness of an application with a set of predefined scripts develops in VB, ‘C’ like languages is called Test Automation.

Test Automation is suitable to an application is estimated to Release for more than 2 Regressions.

Entry Criteria
85% stability in application
Completion of 2 cycles or manual testing
System Test Scenarios are made available

Activities
Pls refer Test Automation Architecture Frame Work-3 available in Information Center 1.

Deliverables

• Automation Test Suite
• Business Functions
• Generic Functions
• Test Date
• Test Driver Scripts
• Clean-up scripts
• Execution reports
• Object/GUI Repository

Proof of Execution

Test Automation review documents
Test Execution Reports
Log files
Database rewards

Exit Criteria

• 100 % Successful Automation
• Test Scripts made available for all system Test Scenarios

Definition: Demonstrating system functions to specifications with acceptable response time while processing the required transaction volume on a production sized database.

Entry Criteria:
Stable architecture system testing is completed

Activities
Preparation of Test plan document.

Deliverables
Test plan document.

Proof of Execution
Test plan Review document.

Exit Criteria
Performance base lines identified. Architecture critical scenarios are identified

Objective is to find the maximum number of user system can handle. A test that applies increasing workloads to determine a system's ability to scale. This test answers the question, "Given an increase from load x to load y, how will the system behave at load y versus at load x?"

Classification:
Network Scalability
Server Scalability
Application Scalability

Entry Criteria:
After successful completion of functionality testing and all required non-functional testing.

Activities
Preparation of Scalability Test Plan
Identify scalability test scenarios
Execute the application on different networks and servers increasing the number of users with adequate and inadequate resources.

Deliverables
Test Plan Document
Test Case Document
Test Status Report

Proof of Execution
Test Plan Review Document
Test Scenarios
System behavior different loads

Exit Criteria
Test Plan Document Sign-off
All test scenarios are executed
Status Report Document

To test the application and system level accessibility correctness

Entry Criteria:
Product is stable in terms of Functionality and Performance

Activities
Verify that actor can access only those functions or data for which their user type is provided permissions. System Level Security: Verify that only those actors with access to the system and applications are permitted to access them

Deliverables
Authorization of Authentication Test case execution reports

Proof of Execution
Review Documents Screen shots of pass and fail results

Exit Criteria
All Test Case Pass

Compatibility testing provides a basic understanding of how a product will perform over a wide range of hardware, software & network configuration and to isolate the specific problems. Compatibility testing verifies that a product looks and functions the same across all supported environments.

Entry Criteria:
After successful completion of functional testing and all required non-functional testing.

Activities
Preparation of compatibility test plan
Preparation of compatibility cases
Execute the application on different browsers and operating systems
Execute the application with Test Bed Creation i.e.
    1) Partition of the Hard Disk
    2) Creation of Base Image

Deliverables
Test Plan Document
Test Case Document
Test Status Report

Proof of Execution
Test Plan Review Document
Test Case Review Document
Success message for pass cases and screenshots for all cases

Exit Criteria
Test Plan Document Sign off.
All Test Cases are executed
Status Report Document