Making a great Project 2

1. Making a great Project 2 OCR 1994/2360

2. Testing • The point of testing is to make sure that it does what it set out to do • Test to see that the user requirements have been met • Test to see that validation rules work

3. Testing 1 – the tests • It is a good idea to plan your test strategy first • List your user requirements (from the analysis) again • List your validation rules (from the data structure design) again • Print a list of all your data to show what is there

4. Testing 1 – the tests • Think of ways to test that you have met the user requirements (eg by running a query or report).

5. Testing 2 – describe the results • Say why you are using the data for the test. • For each test, forecast the exact results – eg say exactly which records should be returned by a query.

6. Testing 1 – the tests • Carry out each test. • Provide a screenshot of the results. • If you use a table to lay out your test results, make sure the format is suitable and that screenshots are legible.

7. Testing 2 – describe the results • Make a comment comparing the results to your forecasts, and if it’s not what you expected, suggest ways you can fix it. • If you use a table to lay out your test results, make sure the format is suitable and that screenshots are legible.

8. Testing 1 – the tests • Think of ways to test your validation rules – but don’t go overboard on this.

9. Testing 2 – describe the results • Say why you are using the data for each test. • For each test, forecast the exact results • Carry out the tests, providing a screenshot and brief comments on each one.

10. Testing • Don’t do more tests than absolutely necessary to test the user requirements – you are likely to get more marks for 2 tests done well than 20 tests done badly!

11. Testing Complete… • That’s it! You’ve done the Testing section. • Don’t forget about it – you will need to refer back to it in your evaluation.