====== Test Procedure ======

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===== Discussion =====

A Test Procedure specifies the ordered activities that implement part or all of a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definition]] during a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_execution|Test Execution]].

The Test Procedure translates the intent and conditions of the Test Definition into executable activities. These activities include preparing the [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]], establishing preconditions, supplying [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_input|Test Inputs]], interacting with the [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:candidate_solution|Candidate Solution]], collecting [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:observation|Observations]], and restoring or terminating the Test Environment.

A Test Procedure differs from a test script. A Test Procedure specifies the activities and their order independently of the mechanism used to perform them. A test script represents an executable implementation that automates some or all of those activities.

===== Definition =====

//ordered set of activities that implements part or all of a test definition during a test execution//

===== Source =====

Adapted from the test-process and test-documentation concepts described by:

  * [[https://www.iso.org/standard/79428.html|ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-2:2021, Software and systems engineering — Software testing — Part 2: Test processes]]
  * [[https://www.iso.org/standard/79429.html|ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-3:2021, Software and systems engineering — Software testing — Part 3: Test documentation]]
  * [[https://glossary.istqb.org/en_US/term/test-procedure|ISTQB Glossary, “test procedure”]]

===== Note =====

A Test Procedure identifies or references:

  * The applicable Test Definition
  * Preconditions
  * Required Test Resources
  * Required Test Environment
  * Test Inputs
  * Ordered test activities
  * Expected Results
  * Observation and Evidence collection activities
  * Completion conditions
  * Cleanup or restoration activities
  * Applicable exception-handling activities

A Test Procedure supports manual execution, automated execution, or a combination of manual and automated execution.

===== Example =====

A Test Procedure directs DIDO-TE to:

  - Prepare the designated Test Environment
  - Confirm the Candidate Solution version
  - Supply a Transfer Bundle with a known integrity defect
  - Direct the Candidate Solution to import the Transfer Bundle
  - Record the response and associated log entries
  - Confirm whether deployment activities began
  - Preserve the resulting Observations and Evidence
  - Restore the Test Environment to its required state

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