Course Registration System

Test Plan

 

Version 1.0

Revision History

Date

Version

Description

Author
27/March/1999 1.0 Test Plan for Release 1 and 2 K. Stone

 

 

Table of Contents
  1. Objectives
  2. Scope
  3. References
  4. Test Requirements
  5. Test Strategy
    1. Testing Types
      1. Data and Database Integrity Testing
      2. System Testing
      3. Business Cycle Testing
      4. User Interface Testing
      5. Performance Testing
      6. Load Testing
      7. Stress Testing
      8. Volume Testing
      9. Security and Access Control Testing
      10. Failover / Recovery Testing
      11. Configuration Testing
      12. Installation Testing
    2. Tools
  6. Resources
    1. Workers
    2. System
  7. Project Milestones
  8. Work Products
    1. Test Suite
    2. Test Logs
    3. Defect Reports
  9. Project Tasks

Test Plan

 

1. Objectives

This document describes the plan for testing the C-Registration System. This Test Plan document supports the following objectives:
    • Identify existing project information and the software components that should be tested.
    • List the recommended test requirements (high level).
    • Recommend and describe the testing strategies to be employed.
    • Identify the required resources and provide an estimate of the test efforts.
    • List the work product elements of the test tasks.
      •

2. Scope

    This Test Plan applies to the integration and system tests that will be conducted on the C-Registration System Releases 1 and 2. Note that a separate Test Plan [17] exists describing the test strategy for the Architectural Prototype.

    It is assumed that unit testing already provided thorough black box testing through extensive coverage of source code and testing of all module interfaces.

    This Test Plan applies to testing all requirements of the C-Registration System as defined in the Vision Document [3], Use Case Specifications [5-12], and Supplementary Specification [13].

3. References

Applicable references are:
    1. Course Billing Interface Specification, WC93332, 1985, Wylie College Press.
    2. Course Catalog Database Specification, WC93422, 1985, Wylie College Press.
    3. Course Registration System Vision Document, WyIT387, V1.0, 1998, Wylie College IT.
    4. Course Registration System Glossary, WyIT406, V2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    5. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - Close Registration, WyIT403, V2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    6. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - Login, WyIT401, V2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    7. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - Maintain Professor Info, WyIT407, Version 2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    8. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - Register for Courses, WyIT402, Version 2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    9. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - Select Courses to Teach, WyIT405, Version 2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    10. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - Maintain Student Info, WyIT408, Version 2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    11. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - Submit Grades, WyIT409, Version 2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    12. Course Registration System Use Case Spec - View Report Card, WyIT410, Version 2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    13. Course Registration System Supplementary Specification, WyIT400, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    14. Course Registration System Software Development Plan, WyIT418, V2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    15. Course Registration System Software Architecture Document, WyIT431, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    16. Course Registration System Requirements Attributes Guidelines, WyIT404, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
    17. Course Registration System Test Plan for the Architectural Prototype, WyIT432, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
      18.

4. Test Requirements

    The listing below identifies those items (use cases, functional requirements, non-functional requirements) that have been identified as targets for testing. This list represents what will be tested. Details on each test will be determined later as Test Cases are identified and Test Scripts developed.

    (Note: Future release of this Test Plan may use Rational RequisitePro for linking directly to the requirements in the Vision Document, Use Case Documents and Supplementary Specification.)

    Data and Database Integrity Testing

    Verify access to Course Catalog Database.

    Verify simultaneous record read accesses.

    Verify lockout during Course Catalog updates.

    Verify correct retrieval of update of database data.

    System Testing (i.e. functional testing)

    Verify Login Use Case [6]

    Verify Close Registration Use Case [5]

    Verify Maintain Student Information Use Case [10]

    Verify Maintain Professor Information Use Case [7]

    Verify Submit Grades Use Case [11]

    Verify View Report Card Use Case [12]

    Verify Register for Courses Use Case [8]

    Verify Select Courses to Teach Use Case [9]

    Supplementary Specification, Section 4.1: "All system errors shall be logged. Fatal system errors shall result in an orderly shutdown of the system."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 4.1: " The system error messages shall include a text description of the error, the operating system error code (if applicable), the module detecting the error condition, a data stamp, and a time stamp. All system errors shall be retained in the Error Log Database."

    Vision Document, Section 12.2: "The system shall interface with the existing Course Catalog Database System. C-Registration shall support the data format as defined in [2]."

    Vision Document, Section 12.2: "The system shall interface with the existing Billing System and shall support the data format as defined in [1]."

    Vision Document, Section 12.2: "The server component of the system shall operate on the College Campus Server and shall run under the UNIX Operating System."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 9.3: "The server component of the system shall operate on the Wylie College UNIX Server."

    Vision Document, Section 12.2: "The client component of the system shall operate on any personal computer with at least a 486 Microprocessor."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 9.3: "The client component of the system shall operate on any personal computer with at least a 486 Microprocessor."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 9.1: "The system shall integrate with existing legacy system (course catalog database) which operates on the College DEC VAX MainFrame."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 9.2: "The system shall integrate with the existing Course Billing System which operates on the College DEC VAX MainFrame."

    Business Cycle Testing

Verify operation following download of a new course catalog.

Verify operation across multiple semesters and multiple years.

Verify correct operation when semester spans year rollover.

    User Interface Testing

    Verify ease of navigation through a sample set of screens.

    Verify sample screens conform to GUI standards.

    Vision Document Section 10: "The System shall be easy-to-use and shall be appropriate for the target market of computer-literate students and professors."

    Vision Document, Section 12.1: "The desktop user-interface shall be Windows 95/98 compliant."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 5.1: "The desktop user-interface shall be Windows 95/98 compliant."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 5.2: "The user interface of the C-Registration System shall be designed for ease-of-use and shall be appropriate for a computer-literate user community with no additional training on the System."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 5.3: "Each feature of the C-Registration System shall have built-in online help for the user. Online Help shall include step by step instructions on using the System. Online Help shall include definitions for terms and acronyms."

    Performance Testing

    Verify response time to access external Finance system.

    Verify response time to access external Course Catalog subsystem.

    Verify response time for remote login.

    Verify response time for remote submittal of course registration.

    Vision Document, Section 12.3: "The system shall provide access to the legacy Course Catalog Database with a latency of 10 seconds or less."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 7.2: "The system shall provide access to the legacy Course Catalog Database with a latency of 10 seconds or less."

    Load Testing

    Verify system response when loaded with 200 logged on students.

    Verify system response when 50 simultaneous student accesses to the Course Catalog.

    Supplementary Specification, Section 7.1: "The system shall support 2000 simultaneous users against the central database at any given time, and up to 500 simultaneous users against the local servers at any one time."

    Stress Testing

    Verify system response during prime time use of the UNIX Server.

    Verify system response during maximum student logins.

    Volume Testing

    Verify system response when Course Catalog Database at 90% capacity.

    Security and Access Control Testing

    Verify Logon from a local PC.

    Verify Logon from a remote PC.

    Verify Logon security through user name and password mechanisms.

    Supplementary Specification, Section 4.2: "All functionality shall be available remotely through an internet connection."

    Failover / Recovery Testing

    Supplementary Specification, Section 6.1: "The C-Registration System shall be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There shall be no more than 4% down time."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 6.2: "Mean Time Between Failures shall exceed 300 hours."

    Configuration Testing

    Vision Document, Section 12.2: "The client component of the system shall run on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows NT."

    Supplementary Specification, Section 9.4: "The web-based interface for the C-Registration System shall run in Netscape 4.04 and Internet Explorer 4.0 browsers.

    Supplementary Specification, Section 9.5: "The web-based interface shall be compatible with the Java 1.1 VM runtime environment.

    Installation Testing

    Supplementary Specification, Section 8.1: "Upgrades to the PC client portion of the C-Registration shall be downloadable from the UNIX Server over the internet."

    Verify installation of server portion.

    Verify installation of client portion.

5. Test Strategy

    The Test Strategy presents the recommended approach to the testing of the software applications. The previous section on Test Requirements described what will be tested; this describes how it will be tested.

    The main considerations for the test strategy are the techniques to be used and the criterion for knowing when the testing is completed.

    In addition to the considerations provided for each test below, testing should only be executed using known, controlled databases, in secured environments.

    The following test strategy is generic in nature and is meant to apply to the requirements listed in Section 4 of this document.

    1. Testing Types

1. Data and Database Integrity Testing

The databases and the database processes should be tested as separate systems. These systems should be tested without the applications (as the interface to the data). Additional research into the DBMS needs to be performed to identify the tools / techniques that may exist to support the testing identified below.
Test Objective: Ensure Database access methods and processes function properly and without data corruption.
Technique:
  • Invoke each database access method and process, seeding each with valid and invalid data (or requests for data).
  • Inspect the database to ensure the data has been populated as intended, all database events occurred properly, or review the returned data to ensure that the correct data was retrieved (for the correct reasons)
    •
Completion Criteria: All database access methods and processes function as designed and without any data corruption.
Special Considerations:
  • Testing may require a DBMS development environment or drivers to enter or modify data directly in the databases.
  • Processes should be invoked manually.
  • Small or minimally sized databases (limited number of records) should be used to increase the visibility of any non-acceptable events.
    •

2. System Testing

Testing of the application should focus on any target requirements that can be traced directly to use cases (or business functions), and business rules. The goals of these tests are to verify proper data acceptance, processing, and retrieval, and the appropriate implementation of the business rules. This type of testing is based upon black box techniques, that is, verifying the application (and its internal processes) by interacting with the application via the GUI and analyzing the output (results). Identified below is an outline of the testing recommended for each application:

 

Test Objective: Ensure proper application navigation, data entry, processing, and retrieval.
Technique:
  • Execute each use case, use case flow, or function, using valid and invalid data, to verify the following:
  • The expected results occur when valid data is used.
  • The appropriate error / warning messages are displayed when invalid data is used.
  • Each business rule is properly applied.
    •
Completion Criteria:
  • All planned tests have been executed.
  • All identified defects have been addressed.
    •
Special Considerations:
  • Access to the Wylie College UNIX Server and the existing Course Catalog System and Billing System is required.
    •

3. Business Cycle Testing

Business Cycle Testing should emulate the activities performed on the system over time. A period should be identified, such as one year, and transactions and activities that would occur during a year's period should be executed. This includes all daily, weekly, monthly cycles and events that are date sensitive, such as ticklers.

 

Test Objective Ensure proper application and background processes function according to required business models and schedules.
Technique:
  • Testing will simulate several business cycles by performing the following:
  • The tests used for application function testing will be modified / enhanced to increase the number of times each function is executed to simulate several different users over a specified period.
  • All time or date sensitive functions will be executed using valid and invalid dates or time periods.
  • All functions that occur on a periodic schedule will be executed / launched at the appropriate time.
  • Testing will include using valid and invalid data, to verify the following:
  • The expected results occur when valid data is used.
  • The appropriate error / warning messages are displayed when invalid data is used.
  • Each business rule is properly applied.
    •
Completion Criteria:
  • All planned tests have been executed.
  • All identified defects have been addressed.
    •
Special Considerations:
  • System dates and events may require special support activities
  • Business model is required to identify appropriate test requirements and procedures.
    •

4. User Interface Testing

User Interface testing verifies a user's interaction with the software. The goal of UI Testing is to ensure that the User Interface provides the user with the appropriate access and navigation through the functions of the applications. In addition, UI Testing ensures that the objects within the UI function as expected and conform to corporate or industry standards.

 

Test Objective: Verify the following:
  • Navigation through the application properly reflects business functions and requirements, including window to window, field to field, and use of access methods (tab keys, mouse movements, accelerator keys)
  • Window objects and characteristics, such as menus, size, position, state, and focus conform to standards.
    •
Technique:
  • Create / modify tests for each window to verify proper navigation and object states for each application window and objects.
    •
Completion Criteria: Each window successfully verified to remain consistent with benchmark version or within acceptable standard
Special Considerations:
  • Not all properties for custom and third party objects can be accessed.
    •

5. Performance Testing

Performance testing measures response times, transaction rates, and other time sensitive requirements. The goal of Performance testing is to verify and validate the performance requirements have been achieved. Performance testing is usually executed several times, each using a different "background load" on the system. The initial test should be performed with a "nominal" load, similar to the normal load experienced (or anticipated) on the target system. A second performance test is run using a peak load.

Additionally, Performance tests can be used to profile and tune a system's performance as a function of conditions such as workload or hardware configurations.

NOTE: Transactions below refer to "logical business transactions." These transactions are defined as specific functions that an user of the system is expected to perform using the application, such as add or modify a given contract.

 

Test Objective: Validate System Response time for designated transactions or business functions under a the following two conditions:

- normal anticipated volume

- anticipated worse case volume
Technique:
  • Use Test Scripts developed for Business Model Testing (System Testing).
  • Modify data files (to increase the number of transactions) or modify scripts to increase the number of iterations each transaction occurs.
  • Scripts should be run on one machine (best case to benchmark single user, single transaction) and be repeated with multiple clients (virtual or actual, see special considerations below).
    •
Completion Criteria:
  • Single Transaction / single user: Successful completion of the test scripts without any failures and within the expected / required time allocation (per transaction)
  • Multiple transactions / multiple users: Successful completion of the test scripts without any failures and within acceptable time allocation.
    •
Special Considerations:
  • Comprehensive performance testing includes having a "background" load on the server. There are several methods that can be used to perform this, including:
    • "Drive transactions" directly to the server, usually in the form of SQL calls.
    • Create "virtual" user load to simulate many (usually several hundred) clients. Remote Terminal Emulation tools are used to accomplish this load. This technique can also be used to load the network with "traffic."
    • Use multiple physical clients, each running test scripts to place a load on the system.
  • Performance testing should be performed on a dedicated machine or at a dedicated time. This permits full control and accurate measurement.
  • The databases used for Performance testing should be either actual size, or scaled equally.
    •

6. Load Testing

Load testing measures subjects the system-under-test to varying workloads to evaluate the system's ability to continue to function properly under these different workloads. The goal of load testing is to determine and ensure that the system functions properly beyond the expected maximum workload. Additionally, load testing evaluates the performance characteristics (response times, transaction rates, and other time sensitive issues).

NOTE: Transactions below refer to "logical business transactions." These transactions are defined as specific functions that an user of the system is expected to perform using the application, such as add or modify a given contract.
Test Objective: Verify System Response time for designated transactions or business cases under varying workload conditions.
Technique:
  • Use tests developed for Business Cycle Testing.
  • Modify data files (to increase the number of transactions) or the tests to increase the number of times each transaction occurs.
    •
Completion Criteria:
  • Multiple transactions / multiple users: Successful completion of the tests without any failures and within acceptable time allocation.
    •
Special Considerations:
  • Load testing should be performed on a dedicated machine or at a dedicated time. This permits full control and accurate measurement.
  • The databases used for load testing should be either actual size, or scaled equally.
    •

7. Stress Testing

Stress testing is intended to find errors due to low resources or competition for resources. Low memory or disk space may reveal defects in the software that aren't apparent under normal conditions. Other defects might results from competition for shared resource like database locks or network bandwidth. Stress testing identifies the peak load the system can handle.

NOTE: References to transactions below refer to logical business transactions.
Test Objective: Verify that the system and software function properly and without error under the following stress conditions:
  • little or no memory available on the server (RAM and DASD)
  • maximum (actual or physically capable) number of clients connected (or simulated)
  • multiple users performing the same transactions against the same data / accounts
  • worst case transaction volume / mix (see performance testing above).

NOTES: Stress testing's goal might also be stated as identify and document the conditions under which the system FAILS to continue functioning properly.
Technique:
  • Use tests developed for Performance Testing.
  • To test limited resources, tests should be run on single machine, RAM and DASD on server should be reduced (or limited).
  • For remaining stress tests, multiple clients should be used, either running the same tests or complementary tests to produce the worst case transaction volume / mix.
    •
Completion Criteria: All planned tests are executed and specified system limits are reached / exceeded without the software or software failing (or conditions under which system failure occurs is outside of the specified conditions).
Special Considerations:
  • Stressing the network may require network tools to load the network with messages / packets.
  • The DASD used for the system should temporarily be reduced to restrict the available space for the database to grow.
  • Synchronization of the simultaneous clients accessing of the same records / data accounts.
    •

8. Volume Testing

Volume Testing subjects the software to large amounts of data to determine if limits are reached that cause the software to fail. Volume testing also identifies the continuous maximum load or volume the system can handle for a given period. For example, if the software is processing a set of database records to generate a report, a Volume Test would use a large test database and check that the software behaved normally and produced the correct report.
Test Objective: Verify that the application / system successfully functions under the following high volume scenarios:
  • maximum (actual or physically capable) number of clients connected (or simulated) all performing the same, worst case (performance) business function for an extended period.
  • maximum database size has been reached (actual or scaled) and multiple queries / report transactions are executed simultaneously.
    •
Technique:
  • Use tests developed for Performance Testing.
  • Multiple clients should be used, either running the same tests or complementary tests to produce the worst case transaction volume / mix (see stress test above) for an extended period.
  • Maximum database size is created (actual, scaled, or filled with representative data) and multiple clients used to run queries / report transactions simultaneously for extended periods.
    •
Completion Criteria: All planned tests have been executed and specified system limits are reached / exceeded without the software or software failing.
Special Considerations:
  • What period of time would be considered an acceptable time for high volume conditions (as noted above)?
    •

9. Security and Access Control Testing

Security and Access Control Testing focus on two key areas of security:

Application security, including access to the Data or Business Functions.
System Security, including logging in and remote access to the system.

Application security ensures that, based upon the desired security, users are restricted to specific functions or are limited in the data that is available to them. For example, everyone may be permitted to enter data and create new accounts, but only managers can delete them. If there is security at the data level, testing ensures that user "type" one can see all customer information, including financial data, however, user two only sees the demographic data for the same client.

System security ensures that only those users granted access to the system are capable of accessing the applications and only through the appropriate gateways.
Test Objective: Function / Data Security: Verify that user can access only those functions / data for which their user type is provided permissions.

System Security: Verify that only those users with access to the system and application(s) are permitted to access them.
Technique:
  • Function / Data Security: Identify and list each user type and the functions / data each type has permissions for.
  • Create tests for each user type and verify permission by creating transactions specific to each user type.
  • Modify user type and re-run tests for same users. In each case verify those additional functions / data are correctly available or denied.
  • System Access (see special considerations below)
    •
Completion Criteria: For each known user type the appropriate function / data are available and all transactions function as expected and run in prior Application Function tests
Special Considerations:
  • Access to the system must be reviewed / discussed with the appropriate network or systems administrator. This testing may not be required as it maybe a function of network or systems administration.
    •

10. Failover / Recovery Testing

Failover / Recovery testing ensures that an application or entire system can successfully failover and recover from a variety of hardware, software, or network malfunctions with undue loss of data or data integrity.

Failover testing ensures that, for those systems that must be kept running, when a failover condition occurs, the alternate or backup systems properly "take over" for the failed system without loss of data or transactions.

Recovery testing is an antagonistic test process in which the application or system is exposed to extreme conditions (or simulated conditions) such as device I/O failures or invalid database pointers / keys. Recovery processes are invoked and the application / system is monitored and / or inspected to verify proper application / system / and data recovery has been achieved.
Test Objective: Verify that recovery processes (manual or automated) properly restore the database, applications, and system to a desired, known, state. The following types of conditions are to be included in the testing:
  • Power interruption to the client
  • Power interruption to the server
  • Communication interruption via network server(s)
  • Interruption, communication, or power loss to DASD and or DASD controller(s)
  • Incomplete cycles (data filter processes interrupted, data synchronization processes interrupted).
  • Invalid database pointer / keys
  • Invalid / corrupted data element in database
    •
Technique: Tests created for Application Function and Business Cycle testing should be used to create a series of transactions. Once the desired starting test point is reached, the following actions should be performed (or simulated) individually:
  • Power interruption to the client: power the PC down
  • Power interruption to the server: simulate or initiate power down procedures for the server
  • Interruption via network servers: simulate or initiate communication loss with the network (physically disconnect communication wires or power down network server(s) / routers).
  • Interruption, communication, or power loss to DASD and or DASD controller(s): simulate or physically eliminate communication with one or more DASD controllers or devices.

Once the above conditions / simulated conditions are achieved, additional transactions should executed and upon reaching this second test point state, recovery procedures should be invoked.

Testing for incomplete cycles utilizes the same technique as described above except that the database processes themselves should be aborted or prematurely terminated.

Testing for the following conditions requires that a known database state be achieved. Several database fields, pointers and keys should be corrupted manually and directly within the database (via database tools). Additional transactions should be executed using the tests from Application Function and Business Cycle Testing and full cycles executed.
Completion Criteria: In all cases above, the application, database, and system should, upon completion of recovery procedures, return to a known, desirable state. This state includes data corruption limited to the known corrupted fields, pointers / keys, and reports indicating the processes or transactions that were not completed due to interruptions.
Special Considerations:
  • Recovery testing is highly intrusive. Procedures to disconnect cabling (simulating power or communication loss) may not be desirable or feasible. Alternative methods, such as diagnostic software tools may be required.
  • Resources from the Systems (or Computer Operations), Database, and Networking groups are required.
  • These tests should be run after hours or on an isolated machine(s).
    •

11. Configuration Testing

Configuration testing verifies operation of the software on different software and hardware configurations. In most production environments, the particular hardware specifications for the client workstations, network connections and database servers vary. Client workstations may have different software loaded such as applications, drivers, etc. At any one time many different combinations may be active.

 

Test Objective: Validate and verify that the client Applications function properly on the prescribed client workstations.
Technique:
  • Use Integration and System Test scripts
  • Open / close various PC applications, either as part of the test or prior to the start of the test.
  • Execute selected transactions to simulate user activities into and out of various PC applications.
  • Repeat the above process, minimizing the available conventional memory on the client.
    •
Completion Criteria: For each combination transactions are successfully completed without failure.
Special Considerations:
  • What PC Applications are available, accessible on the clients?
  • What applications are typically used?
  • What data are the applications running (i.e. large spreadsheet opened in Excel, 100 page document in Word).
  • The entire systems, network servers, databases, etc. should also be documented as part of this test.
    •

12. Installation Testing

Installation testing has two purposes. The first is to insure that the software can be installed on all possible configurations, such as a new installation, an upgrade, and a complete installation or custom installation, and under normal and abnormal conditions. Abnormal conditions include insufficient disk space, lack of privilege to create directories, etc. The second purpose is to verify that, once installed, the software operates correctly. This usually means running a number tests that were developed for Function testing.

 

Test Objective: Verify and validate that the client software properly installs onto each client under the following conditions:
  • New Installation, a new machine, never installed.
  • Update machine previously installed with same version
  • Update machine previously installed with older version
    •
Technique:
  • Manually or develop automated scripts to validate the condition of the target machine (new - never installed, same version or older version already installed).
  • Launch / perform installation.
  • Using a predetermined sub-set of Integration or System test scripts, run the transactions.
    •
Completion Criteria: Transactions execute successfully without failure.
Special Considerations:
  • What transactions should be selected to comprise a confidence test that the application has been successfully installed and no major software components are missing?
    •

2. Tools

The following tools will be employed for testing of the system:

 
 

Tool

Version
Test Management Rational RequisitePro

Rational Unified Process

 TBD
Test Design Rational Rose TBD
Defect Tracking Rational ClearQuest TBD
Functional Testing Rational Robot TBD
Performance Testing Rational Visual Quantify TBD
Test Coverage Monitor or Profiler Rational Visual PureCoverage TBD
Other Test Tools Rational Purify

Rational TestFactory

 TBD
Project Management Microsoft Project

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

 TBD
DBMS tools TBD TBD

6. Resources

    This section presents the recommended resources for testing the C-Registration System, their main responsibilities, and their knowledge or skill set.

    1. Workers

This table shows the staffing assumptions for the test tasks.
Human Resources

Worker

Minimum Resources Recommended

(number of workers allocated full-time)

Specific Responsibilities/Comments
Test Manager 1 - Kerry Stone Provides management oversight

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical direction
  • Acquire appropriate resources
  • Management reporting
    •
Test Designer Margaret Cox

Carol Smith

Sophie King

Identifies, prioritizes, and implements test cases

Responsibilities:

  • Generate test plan
  • Generate Test Suite
  • Evaluate effectiveness of test effort
    •
System Tester Carol Smith

Sophie King

Adrian Harmsen

Executes the tests

Responsibilities:

  • Execute tests
  • Log results
  • Recover from errors
  • Document defects
    •
Test System Administrator Simon Jones Ensures test environment and assets are managed and maintained.

Responsibilities:

  • Administer test management system
  • Install / manage worker access to test systems
    •
Database Administration / Database Manager Margaret Cox Ensures test data (database) environment and assets are managed and maintained.

Responsibilities:

  • Administer test data (database)
    •
Designer Margaret Cox Identifies and defines the operations, attributes, and associations of the test classes

Responsibilities:

  • Identifies and defines the test class(es)
  • Identifies and defines the test packages
    •
Implementer Margaret Cox

Adrian Harmsen

Implements and unit tests the test classes and test packages

Responsibilities:

  • Creates the test classes and packages implemented in the Test Suite.
    •

2. System

The following table sets forth the system resources for the testing the C-Registration System.

System Resources

Resource

Name / Type / Serial No.
Wylie College Server Serial No: X179773562b
  Course Catalog Database Version Id: CCDB-080885
  Billing System Version Id: BSSS-88335
Client Test PC's
  10 Remote PCs (with internet access) Serial No: A8339223

Serial No: B9334022

Serial No: B9332544

<7 TBD>
  6 Local PCs (connected via LAN) Serial No: R3322411 (Registrar's)

Serial No: A8832234 (IT Lab)

Serial No: W4592233 (IT Lab)

Serial No: X3333411 (Faculty Office)

Serial No: A987344 (Science Lab)

Serial No: X9834000 (Student Union)
Test Repository
  Wylie College Server Serial No: X179773562b
Test Development PC's - 6 Serial No: A8888222

Serial No: R3322435

Serial No: I88323423

Serial No: B0980988

Serial No: R3333223

Serial No: Y7289732
Load Simulator Serial No: ABC-123

 

 

7. Project Milestones

    The test activities and milestones are very much dependant upon the development iterations. The Construction Phase will be split into 3 iterations. Each iteration contains a full test cycle of test planning, designing, development, execution, and evaluation.

    Refer to the Software Development Plan [14] and the Iteration Plans for the master schedule and Construction Phase plan that shows the development iterations.

    The following table shows the Test Milestones. Effort, start date, and end date can be completed as the iteration content is planned.
    Milestone Task Effort (pd) Start Date End Date
    Iteration C1: Beta Release

    Test Planning

    Test Design

    Test Development

    Test Execution

    Test Evaluation

    		 TBD March 15 April 12
    Iteration C2: R1.0 Release

    Test Planning

    Test Design

    Test Development

    Test Execution

    Test Evaluation

    		 TBD April 13 May 14
    Iteration C3: R2.0 Release

    Test Planning

    Test Design

    Test Development

    Test Execution

    Test Evaluation

    		 TBD May 15 June 17

     

8. Work Products

    The work products of the test tasks as defined in this Test Plan are outlined in the table below.

    Note that some of these work products are produced multiple times; once for each test cycle or iteration. Other work products, such as the Test Plan, are updated each development iteration.
    Work Products Owner Review / Distribution Due Date
    Test Plan K. Stone Senior Project Mgmt Team March 28
    Test Environment S. Jones - March 28
    Test Suite C. Smith and M. Cox Internal Peer Review March 28
    Test Data Sets M. Cox Internal Peer Review March 31
    Test Scripts M. Cox - April 2
    Test Stubs, Drivers M. Cox - April 4
    Test Defect Reports C. Smith Senior Project Mgmt Team TBD
    Test Results C. Smith Test Manager TBD
    Test Evaluation Report C. Smith Senior Project Mgmt Team TBD

     

1. Test Suite

      The Test Suite will define all the test cases and the test scripts which are associated with each test case.

2. Test Logs

It is planned to use RequisitePro to identify the test cases and to track the status of each test case. The test results will be summarized in RequisitePro as untested, passed, conditional pass, or failed. In summary, RequisitePro will be setup to support the following attributes for each test case, as defined in the Requirements Attributes Guidelines [16]:

    • Test status
    • Build Number
    • Tested By
    • Date Tested
    • Test Notes

It will be the responsibility of the System Tester to update the test status in RequisitePro.

Test results will be retained under Configuration Control.

Rational ClearQuest will be used for logging and tracking individual defects.

9. Project Tasks

Below are the test related tasks for testing the C-Registration System:

 

Plan Test

Identify Requirements for Test

Assess Risk

Develop Test Strategy

Identify Test Resources

Create Schedule

Generate Test Plan
Design Test

Workload Analysis

Develop Test Suite

Identify and Describe Test Cases

Identify and Structure Test Scripts

Review and Access Test Coverage
Implement Test

Setup Test Environment

Record or Program Test Scripts

Develop Test Stubs and Drivers

Identify Test-Specific functionality in the design and implementation model

Establish External Data sets
Execute Test

Execute Test Script

Evaluate Execution of Test

Recover from Halted Test

Verify the results

Investigate Unexpected Results

Log Defects
Evaluate Test

Evaluate Test-Case Coverage

Evaluate Code Coverage

Analyze Defects

Determine if Test Completion Criteria and Success Criteria have been achieved

Create Test Evaluation Report

 

Copyright  (C) IBM Corp. 1987, 2004. All Rights Reserved. 

Course Registration Project Web Example
Version 2001.03