ENV-001h — Define Environmental Constraints

The DIDO-TE SHALL define each environmental Constraint applicable to a Test Environment or record that no environmental Constraint applies and provide the basis for the determination.

Defining the applicable environmental Constraints establishes the physical, virtual, operational, jurisdictional, or connectivity conditions governing a Test Environment.

The defined Constraints support validation of the instantiated Test Environment, reproduction of the conditions under which a Test Execution occurred, and assessment of whether an environmental difference influenced a Test Result.

An explicit determination that no environmental Constraint applies distinguishes an intentional condition from missing information.

Verification confirms that:

  • Each Test Environment defines every applicable environmental Constraint.
  • Each defined environmental Constraint identifies the condition or property it governs.
  • The instantiated Test Environment satisfies each applicable environmental Constraint.
  • A Test Environment without an applicable environmental Constraint records the determination and its basis.
  • A missing, undefined, or unsatisfied applicable environmental Constraint constitutes nonconformance with this requirement.

Verification includes:

  • Inspection of the controlled information for each Test Environment
  • Inspection of the defined environmental Constraints
  • Inspection or measurement of the conditions present in the instantiated Test Environment
  • Comparison of the observed conditions with the defined environmental Constraints
  • Inspection of recorded determinations that no environmental Constraint applies
  • Inspection of the basis recorded for each such determination
  • A negative assessment using a Test Environment that violates an applicable environmental Constraint
  • Confirmation that the negative assessment produces a nonconformance result
  • Add links to the architecture sections governing Test Environment conditions and environmental Constraints.

Assign the applicable delivery phase.

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