QA Testing

Test Case Design Methods

Assignment 1

A. Use case based test case design exercise

You are required to study the application description and the associated use case description given below to

1. Identify the use paths2. Prepare test cases to execute all use case paths3. Prepare additional test cases for data validation4. Document test suite and test case descriptions

Book point Sales System – Book Availability Inquiry and Supply of Books for Approval to Purchase:

Book point receives inquiries from libraries, companies and individuals regarding availability of books. Libraries and companies generally inquire about books on various subjects of various publishers and / or various books published by an author. Some times they inquire about a specific title also.

In the current manual system the manager/clerk searches book catalogs of various publishers on the subjects. He prepares a list of books on the subject(s). He verifies the stock register and the book-racks to check availability of the book in the books stores. He verifies which books can be obtained from publishers or their agents. He intimates the list of books available to the customer.

He prepares a proforma invoice, if the customer is interested in obtaining the books, on approval basis for purchase. The invoice contains information on books that can be arranged from within the store, and those need to be procured from publishers or their agents against firm order. As per the profoma invoice books are collected and packed. Books being supplied on approval basis are recorded in the stock register. The proforma invoice and the packaged books are sent to the library/company on approval basis for selection and decision on purchase of books.

The Book Point bookstore intends to automate the book inquiry operation by means of a web based application. As part of the system analysis the book enquiry operation has been documented as per the following use case.

Use case Name: Book Purchase Inquiry

Description: Provide necessary information related to books on various subjects. Generate list of books available on given title, subject, authorize and publisher. Generate and print proforma invoice for supply of books for approval to purchase, if required.

Actors: Manger, Clerk

Initiation: This use case is executed when the book availability and purchase inquiry from to customers (libraries, companies and individuals) is received by the manager/clerk of the bookstore.

Precondition: Stock register and publisher catalog should be up to date.

Use Case Events:

Main Flow:

1. This use case execution begins when actor (clerk/ manager) visits the book point website.2. System presents the Home Page3. Actor clicks the Book Point Employee Menu option.4. System presents a login-in page.5. Actor logs-in by providing login information.6. System registers the user and displays bookstore operations menu.7. Actor clicks the book inquiry menu option.8. System displays the book inquiry selection menu page containing search options and an option to

return to Home Page.9. Actor selects one of the search options (by author, by subject, by title) provided.10. System displays a form to enter search information (author name/subject name /title) and an option to

return to Home Page.11. User enters the <author name> or <subject name> or <title> and presses submit button.12. System searches publisher catalogs and stock register and prepares list of books.13. System displays list of available books. Actor can provide the required information to the customer.14. System also displays a menu bar containing an option to prepare proforma invoice to supply books on

approval basis and another option to return to Home Page.15. If the actor selects the prepare proforma invoice option then alternate flow 1 is executed.16. If the actor selects return to Home Page option at any stage, the Book Point Home Page is displayed.

Alternate Flow 1:

1. Alternate flow 1 is initiated when actor clicks the proforma invoice option on the menu bar.2. System would display proforma invoice page with options for 1. Show proforma invoice 2. Print

proforma invoice 3. Return to Home Page.3. Actor selects show proforma invoice 4. System generates proforma invoice.5. System displays proforma invoice and an OK button6. Actor clicks OK button7. System displays proforma invoice page.8. Actor clicks print option9. System generates print invoice and prints it10. Actor clicks return to Home Page option.11. System displays Book Point Home Page.

Out put:

1. List of books2. Proforma invoice – printed

Special Requirements:

Label Data Type Presentation Required Validation RuleUser Id String Text Box Yes Ensure User Id is 6 character textPassword String Text Box Yes Ensure password is 6 character textAuthor name String Text Box Yes Ensure text is presentSubject Name String Text Box Yes Ensure text is presentTitle Sting Text Box Yes Ensure text is present

Post Conditions: None

B. User Interface Based Test Case Design

Study the user interface of MS Word software. Study the File, Edit, Insert, Format and Table Menu options and associated user interface flow paths.

Develop test case design for the following usage scenarios:

1. Create a new text file, while doing so, use multiple insert options and format menu options.2. Edit an existing text file, while doing so use multiple edit, insert and format menu options.3. Create a new text file containing a table, while doing so use multiple insert and format menu options.

Develop test cases to test the word processor at boundary values. For each usage scenario given above develop atleast 3-5 tests.

C. Functional Specification Based Test Case Design

Study the functional design specification for the golf score software given below and develop suitable test case design. You need to develop and document test cases for

a. Functional testb. Data validation test (including boundary values)

Note: You need to apply equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis techniques for test case design

Golfscore Software System:

Golfscore is a program that calculates the scores of the participants in a golf tournament based on the following assumptions and scoring rules:

Assumptions:

1. The number of courses played can be from 1 to 8.2. The number of participating golfers can be from 2 to 400.3. Each golf player plays each course once4. A golfers tournament score is the sum of his/her score on each course5. Each golf course has 18 holes and par for each hole is 3,4,or 5

Par: The number of strokes established as a skillful score for any given hole or for a whole course. For instance the number of strokes established for a hole could be 3 or 4 or 5. A player may put the ball in a hole Over par (means he has taken more strokes than the set target) or Par (means he has taken just the target number of strokes only) or 1 under par ( means he has taken 1 stroke less than the target number of strokes) and so on.

Scoring rules for each role:

Stroke Score

Over par 0Par 1I under par 22 Under par 4>2 under par` 6

Input

Input to GOLFSCORE is a formatted text file containing the following records, in sequence:

1. Course records: One record for each golf course. Each record contains the name of the course and the par each of its 18 holes.Column 1: BlankColumn 2: Course nameColumn 21-38: par for holes 1-18 (par is on integer 3,4 or 5)

2. Delimiter record: Denotes the end of the course records Column 1: Non-blankColumn2-60: Blank

3. Golfer records: One record per golfer per course (in any order). Each record contains the name of the course and the actual number of strokes taken for each of the 18 holes.Column1: BlankColumn2-19: Course nameColumn 22-39: Golfer NameColumn 41-58: Number of strokes takes for holes 1-18 (per hole, number of strokes is a single, non zero digit)

4. Delimiter record: Denotes the end of golfer records.Column1: Non-blankColumn2-60: Blank

Output

GOLFSCORE produces the following output reports, showing:

1 The name of the golfers, their scores for each course, their total scores, and their final rank in the tournament, sorted in descending order of total score.

2 The same as report (1), but sorted alphabetically by golfer name3 Per course, the same as report (1) but sorted in descending order of score on that course.

Each report contains one output record per golfer.

QA TestingTesting and Test Evaluation

Assignment 2

1. Study test case design document developed in assignment 1 for testing MS Word processor and do the following.a. Execute the tests and record resultsb. Get your test results evaluated by peer and obtain test evaluation report from himc. Prepare test evaluation report for your peer

2. Study the test case design document of the client project assigned to you. Also study the test result documents (defect reports, test case forms) and the test evaluation forms. Interact with the testing team members to understand how test evaluation activity is carried out.

QA TestingTesting User Manuals and Documentation

Assignment 3

1. Study the user documentation of MS Excel for the following and test them:

a. Working with work books and worksheetsb. Formatting worksheetsc. Creating formulas and auditing workbooks.

Execute the user documentation steps described under HELP menu in MS Excel for the items cited and record the test results (defects found, if any).

QA TestingSoftware Testing Tools

Assignment 4

1. Study the features of a capture/playback testing tools (such as Win Runner, Silk Test, X Runner) and prepare a short technical note on its features.

2. Study the automated testing mechanisms being used in the real life client project assigned to you. Interact with the project ream members to understand how tests are automated. Study few test scripts for automating testing.

QA TestingDefect Reporting and Tracking

Assignment 5

1. Study the defect reports assigned to you. Find ways by which clarity in the defect report can be Improved. Verify whether the defect can be actually reproduced (if access is provided to the software system).

2. Study defect log and / or defect-tracking tool being used by the testing project assigned to you. Interact with the testing project team members to understand how defects are logged and tracked to closure.

Q A TestingTest Metrics Analysis

Assignment 6

1. Study the test metrics data of the testing project assigned to collect the following information.

a. Number of tests planned, conducted and blocked (build wise)b. Testing effort (build wise)c. Defects – found, open, closed, rejected (build wise), d. Defect distribution - category (root cause) wise, severity wise, functionality wise e. Days to correct defects (time elapsed between reporting to closure of the defect)f. Test productivity information – test case design, testing (for each build)

Analyze test information and develop charts for the following

a. Open defects Vs build (or time)b. Closed defects Vs build (or time)c. Cumulative open defects Vs timed. Cumulative closed defects Vs timee. Defect detection rate (defects found /testing effort) Vs time (weekly)f. Defect resolutions rate (defects closed per week) Vs timeg. Cumulative defects found over time Vs timeh. Defect distributions root cause wisei. Defects found functionality wisej. Testing productivity build wise