Artifact: Test Log |  |
This artifact collects raw output captured during a unique execution of one or more tests for a single test cycle run.
Domains: Test
Purpose
To provide verification that a set of tests was executed To provide information relating to the success of those tests
Relationships
Fulfilled Slots | [Technical Test Results]
Roles | Responsible: Tester | Modified By: Tester
Tasks | Input To: Assess Results | Output From: Run Tests Run Developer Tests
Description
Main Description | This artifact provides a detailed, typically time-based record that serves both as verification that a set of tests were executed, and provides information relating to the success of those tests. The focus is typically on the provision of an accurate audit trail, enabling post-execution diagnosis of failures to be undertaken. This raw data will subsequently be analyzed to help determine the results of some aspect of the test effort.
Tailoring
Impact of not having | Without this or similar documentation, there is no record of which tests were executed successfully, what variances were discovered, and what action was taken. If this information is not available: There will be no way to know which tests passed and which failed There will be no way to assess the status of testing and the quality of the product at that level of testing It will be difficult to know how many tests remain outstanding Contractual and legal issues may arise
Reasons for not needing | When executing automated tests, test logs are automatically produced. Usually the issue is not whether to produce the test log, but rather whether to keep a record, and where to keep those records. For manual testing, the issue is whether to keep a separate test log, or whether to summarize the test results in some other form.
Representation Options | Since this is a collection of raw data for subsequent analysis, it can be represented in a number of ways. Some suggestions are: For manual tests, log the actual results on a copy of the manual Test Script For automated tests, direct the output to log files that you can trace back to the automated Test Script Track raw results data in a test management tool
This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution. OpenUP Copyright.