Testing : Test Summary

Testing : Test Summary

It is very helpful to the person assessing your project if you can summarise the results of testing your work. This can be done quite easily by printing a modified version of your test plan.

Here is an example of how this can be done. The original test plan has been modified. These extra columns are added :

Evidence : This column states where the annotated results of the test can be found in the documentation for the testing section.
Passed ? : This column states whether or not the test has been passed.

No	Test	Evidence	Passed ?
1.	Does the stock system correctly warn the owner of which products need to be reordered ?	Page T1 - Low stock list.	Yes
2.	Stock levels must be automatically adjusted when parts are written on a invoice because they have been used in a repair.	Page T2 - Stock list before job. Page T3 - Invoice. Page T4 - Stock list after job.	Yes
3.	The advertisement must be clear to read from a distance.	Page T5 - Results of survey.	No - The yellow telephone number could not be read on the white background. I changed the colour of the number to red.
3R.	The advertisement must be clear to read from a distance (retest).	Page T6 - Results of survey.	Yes

The Details and Expected Results columns from the test plan are not included here but if space allows they could be left in. Notice that the test numbers match the numbers in the test plan. These numbers should also be written onto the actual results obtained from each test.

Because test three was failed the advert was modified and retested. The results of this test are recorded with the number 3R.

GCSE ICT Companion 04 - (C) P Meakin 2004