A Regression Test is a Test performed after a Change to determine whether the Change adversely affected previously verified behavior.
Regression Tests may be needed after:
The applicable Regression Tests may be selected using the Maintained Item, its identified dependencies, expected Change effects, applicable Requirements, Maintainability Criteria, and conditions of the applicable Change Authorization.
test performed after a change to determine whether previously verified behavior has been adversely affected
DIDO Reference Architecture, Regression Testing, adapted
ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-1:2022, Software and systems engineering — Software testing — Part 1: General concepts, supporting source
Regression Testing is the activity of selecting and performing one or more Regression Tests. A Regression Test is an individual Test used in that activity.
A Regression Test examines behavior that was verified before the Change. Verification of the intended Change itself remains a separate activity.
An applicable Regression Test may be newly defined or may reuse an existing Test. Change-impact analysis may determine that only a subset of available Regression Tests applies to a particular Change.
A successful Regression Test indicates that the examined previously verified behavior was not adversely affected under the Test conditions. It does not establish that no other regression exists.
A Change replaces a Test Executable dependency. A previously successful Test is performed again to determine whether the replacement altered the Test Executable’s previously verified behavior. In this use, the repeated Test is a Regression Test.
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