====== MO-006a — Application-Independent Testing ======

[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-c-requirements:01-mission-objectives:mo-006:start|Go to MO-006 — Application-Independent and Infrastructure-Independent Testing]]

===== Statement =====

[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dido-te|DIDO-TE]] SHALL preserve [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:application_independence|Application Independence]] when testing different application implementations.

===== Derived From =====

MO-006a derives from [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-c-requirements:01-mission-objectives:mo-006:start|MO-006 — Application-Independent and Infrastructure-Independent Testing]].

MO-006a specifies the application-independent portion of MO-006.

===== Rationale =====

Application Independence separates the governing test from the design and implementation choices of a particular application.

This separation supports the consistent evaluation and objective comparison of different [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:candidate_solution|Candidate Solutions]]. It also prevents an application-specific assumption from changing the testing intent or favouring one implementation.

Application-specific adaptations remain appropriate when execution requires them. Such adaptations preserve the governing:

  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definition]]
  * Evaluated characteristics
  * Evaluation method
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:acceptance_criteria|Acceptance Criteria]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:evidence|Evidence]] obligations
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|Traceability]]

===== Applies To =====

MO-006a applies to:

  * DIDO-TE
  * Test Definitions
  * Candidate Solutions
  * Application implementations
  * Application-specific test adaptations
  * Evaluation methods
  * Acceptance Criteria
  * Evidence
  * Traceability

===== Verification =====

Verification confirms that:

  - DIDO-TE applies the governing Test Definition to different application implementations
  - The governing testing intent does not depend upon the design or implementation choices of a particular application
  - The evaluated characteristics remain consistent across the tested application implementations
  - The evaluation method remains consistent across the tested application implementations
  - The Acceptance Criteria remain consistent across the tested application implementations
  - Application-specific adaptations preserve the governing Test Definition, evaluated characteristics, evaluation method, Acceptance Criteria, Evidence obligations, and Traceability
  - DIDO-TE identifies and records each application-specific adaptation
  - The recorded Evidence distinguishes application-specific effects from changes to the governing test

===== Referenced By =====

The following pages reference this requirement:

{{backlinks>.#dido:03-dido-te}}

===== Delivery Phase =====

<todo>Assign the delivery phase for MO-006a.</todo>

===== Implementation Status =====

<todo>Record the implementation status of MO-006a after reviewing the implementation plan.</todo>

===== Requirement Status =====

<todo>The proposed derived requirement requires review and acceptance.</todo>

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===== Issues =====

<todo>Confirm the controlling source statement and citation from which MO-006a derives.</todo>

<todo>Confirm which test elements must remain invariant across application implementations.</todo>

<todo>Define the permitted application-specific adaptations and their approval requirements.</todo>

<todo>Determine how verification distinguishes an application-specific adaptation from a change to the governing test.</todo>

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===== Notes for Editors =====

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