Test

Tests are used to describe the checks that must be performed before the product is put into operation.

Examples of the use of tests are

• Checking the software after integration
• Production unit check before launch
• Acceptance check of the completed unit

All of these cases have a defined inspection procedure, which usually includes product-specific points, and the tests are derived from the product itself and its characteristics, but also from general standards (e.g. electrical inspection requirements). The test for a product or part of a product therefore contains a description of what is to be checked, with the possibility of referring at the same time to the regulations and standards that are taken into account in the test.

How to use the tests

Tests are primarily an integral part of the description of a product or part of a product (e.g. an interface). However, they are separate descriptions and the same test can be part of the inspection of multiple products. Tests should therefore be stored together with products (in the same project or area).

A test can also be created separately in a project and does not have to be linked to a product. These tests do not focus on the product, but on the correctness of the project itself – they are therefore audits. They should not be aimed at checking the product itself, which should always be checked by the tests that are attached to it.

A test is not the execution of a test

The test itself is the documentation of how to perform the testing. It is not a record of the testing activity. Proper test planning requires that you create a test assignment – a task to perform a specific test on a specific product (e.g. a manufactured production line). The test task should therefore always be linked to the product being tested and the tests that were used for verification.

You plan a test by creating a new test task in the project – within the test task you attach the test or tests and the product that is being tested. In addition, you add who will perform the testing and when.

You ask

You can't create a protocol for the test

A test is a documentation of how to perform a specific test – effectively a test assignment. The test itself is performed on the basis of a task; ideally a test task.

A protocol is automatically created from the task on the individual progress steps (on the activity tabs). New Protocol button can also create a complex protocol and insert all necessary attachments in documents.

You can't add a request to the test

You can add a request to the test. On the relations tab you can select a request and attach it. Directly by the New (relationship) button.

What are the types of tests, what they are for and what they are based on is discussed in this article.