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 +====== Test Run Termination Reason ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
 +
 +===== Discussion =====
 +
 +A Test Run Termination Reason identifies why a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_run|Test Run]] entered the Terminated [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_run_state|Test Run State]].
 +
 +A Test Run enters the Terminated Test Run State when it stops without satisfying its defined completion condition.
 +
 +The standard Test Run Termination Reasons are:
 +
 +  * **Failed**
 +  * **Interrupted**
 +  * **Timed Out**
 +  * **Canceled**
 +
 +**Failed** identifies termination caused by an error or failure that prevents continued [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_execution|Test Execution]].
 +
 +**Interrupted** identifies termination caused by an unplanned event external to the normal Test Execution progression.
 +
 +**Timed Out** identifies termination caused by expiration of an applicable [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:timeout|Timeout]] before the applicable completion condition was satisfied.
 +
 +**Canceled** identifies termination caused by an authorized cancellation request or applicable [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:g:governance_policy|Governance Policy]].
 +
 +A Test Run Termination Reason can identify:
 +
 +  * Its name
 +  * Its description
 +  * Its classification
 +  * The event causing termination
 +  * The time of termination
 +  * The [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:actor|Actor]] requesting or causing termination
 +  * The affected [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_step|Test Step]]
 +  * The affected [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:s:sequence_step|Sequence Step]]
 +  * The affected [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_executable|Test Executable]]
 +  * The applicable Timeout
 +  * The applicable Governance Policies
 +  * The applicable error or failure information
 +  * The resulting [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_result|Test Results]]
 +  * Its [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:evidence|Evidence]]
 +  * Its [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provenance|Provenance]]
 +  * Its [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|Traceability]]
 +
 +A Test Run Termination Reason does not determine the [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:verdict|Verdict]] assigned to a Test Result.
 +
 +===== Definition =====
 +
 +//reason a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_run|Test Run]] entered the Terminated [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_run_state|Test Run State]]//
 +
 +===== Source =====
 +
 +Adapted from:
 +
 +  * [[https://www.omg.org/spec/TestIF/1.0/PDF|OMG Test Information Interchange Format (TestIF), Version 1.0]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_run|Test Run]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_execution|Test Execution]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:timeout|Timeout]]
 +  * DIDO Reference Implementation Conceptual Model
 +  * DIDO-TE draft Requirements Register
 +
 +OMG TestIF provides Test Run, Test Result, and Verdict concepts but does not prescribe the DIDO-TE Test Run termination-reason classification defined on this page.
 +
 +This definition introduces Test Run Termination Reason to distinguish why Test Execution stopped from the lifecycle state of the Test Run and from the evaluation of its Test Results.
 +
 +===== Note =====
 +
 +A Test Run Termination Reason applies when a Test Run enters the Terminated Test Run State.
 +
 +A Test Run that enters the Completed Test Run State does not require a Test Run Termination Reason because it satisfied its defined completion condition.
 +
 +A Test Run Termination Reason differs from a Test Run State:
 +
 +  * A Test Run State identifies the lifecycle condition of the Test Run
 +  * A Test Run Termination Reason identifies why the Test Run entered the Terminated state
 +
 +A Test Run Termination Reason differs from a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:verdict|Verdict]]:
 +
 +  * A Test Run Termination Reason classifies why Test Execution stopped
 +  * A Verdict evaluates a Test Result
 +
 +The termination reason **Failed** does not mean a Test Result received a failing Verdict.
 +
 +A Test Run can:
 +
 +  * Complete normally and produce a Test Result assigned a failing Verdict
 +  * Terminate because of a failure and produce no conclusive Verdict
 +  * Terminate because of a failure while preserving valid Test Results produced before termination
 +  * Be canceled even though every Test Result produced before cancellation received a passing Verdict
 +  * Time out because an expected event did not occur within an applicable Timeout
 +
 +The termination reason **Interrupted** applies to an unplanned event that stops Test Execution. Examples can include:
 +
 +  * Loss of an Operational Resource
 +  * Loss of communication
 +  * Loss of power
 +  * Failure of an external system
 +  * Unplanned termination of an Execution Facility
 +  * Another external event preventing continued Test Execution
 +
 +The termination reason **Canceled** applies when an authorized Actor or Governance Policy intentionally stops the Test Run.
 +
 +The applicable Governance Policies or [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:acceptance_criteria|Acceptance Criteria]] should determine how to classify a termination when more than one reason appears applicable.
 +
 +The Test Run record should preserve the immediate termination reason and can also preserve contributing events, errors, failures, and conditions.
 +
 +===== Example =====
 +
 +A Test Run performs a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_sequence|Test Sequence]] requiring a Node to return a response within 30 seconds.
 +
 +The Node does not return the response before the applicable Timeout expires.
 +
 +DIDO-TE:
 +
 +  * Stops the applicable Test Execution
 +  * Changes the Test Run State from **Running** to **Terminated**
 +  * Assigns **Timed Out** as the Test Run Termination Reason
 +  * Records the applicable Timeout
 +  * Preserves the Test Results produced before termination
 +  * Preserves the supporting Evidence
 +  * Maintains Traceability to the affected Sequence Step and Test Step
 +
 +The Test Run is also an [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:incomplete_test_run|Incomplete Test Run]] because it terminated without satisfying its defined completion condition.
 +
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