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====== Test Definition ======

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===== Discussion =====

A Test Definition is a governed specification of the test content, conditions, inputs, expected outcomes, and evaluation information required to conduct and evaluate a test.

A Test Definition can contain or reference:

  * The test purpose
  * The subject to be tested
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_object|Test Objects]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_item|Test Items]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_set|Test Sets]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_case|Test Cases]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_step|Test Steps]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_executable|Test Executables]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_sequence|Test Sequences]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_argument|Test Arguments]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]] requirements
  * Applicable preconditions
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:expected_result|Expected Results]]
  * Applicable evaluation criteria
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:validation_criteria|Validation Criteria]]
  * Applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:acceptance_criteria|Acceptance Criteria]]
  * Required [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:evidence|Evidence]]
  * Completion conditions
  * Failure conditions
  * Termination conditions

A Test Definition can identify:

  * Its identity
  * Its name
  * Its description
  * Its [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:version|Version]]
  * Its status
  * Its owner
  * Its author
  * Its approving authority
  * Its applicable scope
  * Its applicable Baseline
  * Its applicable dependencies
  * Its applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:policy|Policies]]
  * Its applicable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:g:governance_policy|Governance Policies]]
  * Its [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provenance|Provenance]]
  * Its [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|Traceability]]

A Test Definition provides the governed information from which one or more [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_runs|Test Runs]] can be created.

===== Definition =====

//governed specification of the test content, conditions, inputs, expected outcomes, and evaluation information required to conduct and evaluate a test//

===== Source =====

Adapted from:

  * [[https://www.omg.org/spec/TestIF/1.0/Beta3/PDF|OMG Test Information Interchange Format (TestIF), Version 1.0 Beta 3]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_object|Test Object]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:expected_result|Expected Result]]
  * DIDO Reference Implementation Conceptual Model
  * DIDO-TE draft Requirements Register

OMG TestIF defines the Test Objects, sequences, arguments, expected-result information, and related structures needed to represent and exchange test information.

OMG TestIF does not define Test Definition as a separate TestIF model element. This definition introduces Test Definition as the governed aggregation of information required to conduct and evaluate a test.

===== Note =====

Use the singular glossary term Test Definition. Link plural usage to the same controlling page:

<code dokuwiki>
[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definitions]]
</code>

A Test Definition differs from a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_object|Test Object]]:

  * A Test Object represents an identifiable item of test information
  * A Test Definition aggregates or references the Test Objects and other information required to conduct and evaluate a test

A Test Definition differs from a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_case|Test Case]]:

  * A Test Case defines the steps necessary to verify something
  * A Test Definition provides the broader governed specification required to conduct and evaluate the test

A Test Definition differs from a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_run|Test Run]]:

  * A Test Definition specifies what is to be performed and evaluated
  * A Test Run records a particular occurrence of Test Execution

Multiple Test Runs can use the same Test Definition. Each Test Run must identify the exact Test Definition Version used.

A Test Definition differs from a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]]:

  * A Test Definition specifies the test content and required testing conditions
  * A Test Environment identifies the actual or planned conditions, configurations, dependencies, and resources used to conduct testing

A Test Definition can require a particular Test Environment or specify Test Environment constraints.

A Test Definition is not necessarily executable. Manual, automated, and combined testing can use Test Definitions.

A change to the test purpose, Test Objects, required conditions, inputs, Expected Results, evaluation criteria, or Evidence requirements can create a new Version of the Test Definition.

===== Example =====

A Test Definition specifies how to evaluate whether a selected Node Set processes a proposed transaction consistently.

The Test Definition contains or references:

  * The selected Test Items
  * The applicable Test Case
  * The applicable Test Steps
  * The applicable Test Sequence
  * The required Test Arguments
  * The required Test Environment characteristics
  * The Expected Results
  * The Validation Criteria
  * The required Evidence
  * The completion and failure conditions

A Test Operator selects the approved Test Definition Version when initiating a Test Run.

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