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| This artifact is the specification of a set of test inputs, execution conditions, and expected results that you identify to evaluate a particular aspect of a scenario. |
| Domains: Test |
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Purpose
Use this artifact for the following purposes:
- To provide a way to capture test inputs, conditions, and expected
results for a system
- To systematically identify aspects of the software to test
- To specify whether an expected result has been reached, based
on the verification of a system requirement, set of requirements,
or scenario
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Description
| Main Description | A
test case specifies the conditions that must be validated to enable an assessment
of aspects of the system under test. A test case is more formal than a test
idea; typically, a test case takes the form of a specification. In less formal
environments, you can create test cases by identifying a unique ID, name,
associated test data, and expected results. Test cases can be derived
from many sources, and typically include a subset of the requirements (such
as use cases, performance characteristics, and reliability concerns) and other
types of quality attributes. For more information on types of tests and their
relationships to quality test attributes, see Concept: Testing Qualitative Requirements. |
Illustrations
Tailoring
| Impact of not having |
Without this artifact, it is difficult to validate system functionality.
Because this artifact specifies the conditions of acceptance between the stakeholders
and the developers, without the artifact, it is difficult to establish exit
criteria and to demonstrate that the exit criteria have been met. If the original
test cases have not been documented, it is impossible to do regression testing. |
| Reasons for not needing | It might not be necessary to create this artifact to maintain or make small
enhancements to existing systems, which likely have existing test assets that
you can use. You also might not need this artifact if you use a package application
that has its own set of test cases. |
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