An approach for testing for defects when the tester acts like an end user, attempting to use the software product or its individual features.
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Any good test plan/cycles or experiences without using crowdsourcing?
I'm trying to rethink our test cycle that we use at my company and am wondering if anyone could give any leads, examples, experiences, etc. to how you test without the use of crowdsource data. The ...
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What are the different test scenarios to be checked for giving license to a client
i have a web app .License is given to the customer to use it.What could be the possible test scenarios that has to be checked before deploying it.I have found out a few
1)Change the server time zone ...
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Can you trigger a credit card declined message through the PayPal Sandbox interface?
Can you somehow configure a test account in the PayPal Sandbox testing environment to return a credit card declined failure message when that user tries to submit a payment or trigger a failure ...
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depth vs. breadth
I am on a small team (3 developers and one UI person, no QA resource). We have a template that we maintain and use to put together small registration sites for a variety of external clients. I am the ...
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In HP Quality center 9.2, Manual run Popup window is coming but immediately minimizing and not able to open to execute the each steps of test case
In HP Quality center 9.2, when start running the test set
In test lab module, Selecting the test case of test set and click on Run->Manually Run.
then the 'Manual run:" Popup window is coming but ...
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clicking a link that loads the chrome debugger with errors
I have an issue with a delete item link in my webpage. It is supposed to do nothing (after
some conditions become true) but I noticed that the chrome debugger is generating internal
server errors ...
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1answer
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Shortcut key to move the cursor from Expected to Actual in QC
What is the shortcut key to move the cursor from Expected to Actual during test execution in test lab?
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Radiobutton group with NO default option: bug / acceptable / it depends?
I'd like to have an independent opinion / samples of whether radiobutton group should have an option selected by default: some colleagues tend to submit missing choice as an issue, while others say ...
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How to obtain “fresh mind” results?
I noticed that when you start on a project with a beginner mind (for that particular product) you have a fresh approach and start noticing a lot of bugs.
After a while and some experience with that ...
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SQL “sandbox” for new QA staff training: DB structure, approach, deployment and maintenance?
Complex DB solutions are not rare nowadays, so I have an idea to deploy a SQL "sandbox" for staff training before real projects come. Mainly I interested in 2 things to have:
Oracle 11+ DB instance.
...
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2answers
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Should A Formal Test Plan For Dynamic String Testing Include All Combinations?
Situation:
Large enterprise web application
Formal test plan in HP Application Lifecycle Management (née Quality Center)
Many dynamic text strings in the web application with several variables
An ...
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Test Data Bank creation: approach, important points, useful links, data generators, file storages?
Being Senior QA, I often face one and the same problem: for every project I'm involved in I need to prepare / collect / generate various sort of testing data. It might be VERY different - below are ...
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Complex registration forms examples for test cases creation practicing
Could you please suggest some non-trivial web forms for test case preparation training? The form should concern different field validation warnings, number autocomplete, dynamic fields, etc. Nice ...
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Typical software & tools short-list for *manual* QA specialist (tester) working environment
For QA workstations preparation (Windows-based PCs) our IT department uses typical batch deployment tools. I'm not at all interested in the details of such process, but IT guys ask me:
What ...
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What are some small, standalone or web applications for test new QA staff on?
I'm permanently stuck with the following trouble: being Senior QA I need to quickly check and hire people for short-time testing projects. I specialize mostly in manual testing, while the range of ...
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Deployment Testing - when to perform
In order to put an updated service live we have a test team who conduct SAT, UAT etc and the desktop support team will create a Rapid Install Package (RIP) for deployment. My question is when is it ...
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Is there recording software with bookmark frames on the fly?
I've taken a look at PSR, which kind of does that, but it's just screen caps, and can only record a certain number. I would rather have a video and and a list of bookmarked frames to jump to in order ...
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2answers
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ISTQB: testing = analysis but dynamic testing != dynamic analysis?
This is more like an academic question. Although, common perception is that dynamic analysis is testing itself, most of advanced sources (but AFAIK also the ISTQB) distinct between:
dynamic testing ...
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How to convince BA that her software requirement may cause problems?
In one of our portals, I am testing one page which prompts user to upload his/her documents required for verification. However, I am able to upload batch or executable files which is incorrect I ...
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2answers
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QC Report: Which test cases have not been linked to at least one test set?
I am still pretty new here, but couldn't find an answer so far.
I want to know if there are any test cases (if possible of a specific folder in the Test Plan) that have not been linked to a test set, ...
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3answers
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Any good UI evaluation documentation tools?
I am looking for a specific tool which will help me document what I see when I perform web site usability evaluations. At the end of each evaluation, I need to create an report for my client. The ...
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2answers
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How in depth does a test plan have to be in agile environment?
I am currently working in a small agile team and I am trying to decide if a test plan is worth creating or if it is then what to include. Currently working on a story that I believe could do with some ...
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4answers
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Who writes stories and tests in Agile? BA or tester?
I am currently a business analyst, but increasingly as I am working on agile projects. I am including test cases as acceptance criteria for my user stories. I am also interested in becoming more ...
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2answers
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Generating emails with inline images [closed]
I need to figure out how to get a diverse sample of emails with inline images in them. Our web application has to be able to identify inline images in email and then display the email and image in a ...
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5answers
874 views
How to write a test case for CAPTCHA code
In our project we have a user to sign on after filling the CAPTCHA code. Right now it's working fine and I am a beginner to this field.
I am confused how to write a test case for the CAPTCHA code
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Is there a name for these kinds of tests?
In our company we have established some rule that from time to time (once a week or every few days) the whole team spends half an hour of testing their own software in its current state. We ...
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I want to enter the SQA field specifically automation
I am working hourly for low wage as a QA intern/tester. I want to learn more about this field. I have already graduated, so everything I have learned is self taught or learned somehow on the job. At ...
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4answers
681 views
When should I do regression testing during each sprint?
I am in a small Agile development team with no automated testing. We use Scrumwise to keep up with development. The above answers address the question with automated tests and hardening testing at the ...
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4answers
229 views
Testing random number generation
I have a program which generates random numbers. How can I test if the random number generator is generating actual random numbers?
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What are the test cases or test scenarios for palindrome
In the interview, the employer asked me to write test cases or test scenarios to check the Palindrome of the word.
I said one with positive test case and another with negative test cases. But employer ...
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Courses for non-IT people to study testing?
I am a non-IT student, but I want to enter into the IT world. Which courses do I have to study to get job in testing? What is the difference between QA tester and ISTQB tester? Which is the best ones?
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2answers
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Is There a Patch in Microsoft Test Manager to Allow for Editing Tests While Running
I am in a project which uses Microsoft Test Manager for running tests. Although a fairly solid piece of software, it lacks some functionality that other test management software has.
One feature I ...
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5answers
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What to expect when you're the client
I just asked a question about best practice for providing feedback to a 3rd party dev shop, and this question's more about what to expect from them, and basically how to review an iPhone app.
Right ...
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Testing with no QA team in an agile development environment
I'm currently working on a small team of a few developers, but even a small team of productive developers can develop a lot of functionality in one iteration (2 weeks in our case). We don't have a QA ...
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What should I be concerned about testing online game in general? [closed]
I have background in software application testing, but I am pretty new to game testing. I would like to seek some advice when considering taking on game testing project. What type of questions should ...
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1answer
255 views
How do I use PSR.exe - all the time or when replicating a problem?
I'm going to be running a software testing session in the near future. It will be a whole day of hands-on testing by a group of users.
I'm thinking of using Problem Steps Recording (psr.exe) but am ...
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3answers
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How can I spoof HTTP request data while testing?
I'm testing a Windows desktop application, that requests data from a server during certain operations. I want to make sure the application can handle all possible responses, including bad ones.
What ...
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Is Selenium the right tool for browser compatibility testing?
I have been seeing a lot of customers pushing for browser compatibility testing using Selenium. Was wondering whether this is really necessary. The push is mostly due to Selenium grid supporting multi ...
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Is there an easy way to verify all elements of an application have been translated?
The current method is to click through every dialog, and manually verify all captions have been translated. One of the major problems with this approach, is that it's very time consuming. This is ...
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Alpha Testing via Company Testing Day?
In a server-client environment we want to test / observe interaction of several clients and stress of the server.
As it's a product the whole company is familiar with (we use it ourselves), I've ...
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1answer
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How does one debug PHP in jQuery Mobile?
When a PHP error occurs in jQuery Mobile, jQuery Mobile issues a popup box that reads "Page Error."
This is great, but not conducive to debugging because I can't see what the error is. How can I see ...
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3answers
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What is the sense of having a monkey tester execute your test script?
In our organization project managers are responsible for writing manual tests scripts that are to be executed later by testers. However, we found hard to find the right level of details. The right ...
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833 views
Is there a test management tool that I can associate tests with multiple projects?
I am looking for a test management tool (mainly for manual testing) that would allow me to associate tests to multiple projects.
We are a consulting firm that has many clients with different ...
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1answer
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Testing database transformation mappings
If regularly testing the creation of different datawarehouse tables using mappings from source tables. What do you suggest is the best approach or specific SQLs to do the trick?
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How important is it to test a build against a clean data set?
Our web application is complicated, as are most modern apps. Typically, at the end of a release cycle, we branch our code and perform a regression test on the code. Additionally, all new features are ...
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5answers
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Test Case Management Software
I currently write automated tests using WebDriver/Selenium 2 and utilize the Page Object model. I'd like to start documenting manual tests but our current process is only creating test cases in MS ...
10
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7answers
963 views
Transition from all manual testing to automated testing
Right now my company only does manual testing. We've talked about starting some automated testing for a while but it hasn't taken off at all. It seems like automated testing would be a good way to ...
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4answers
584 views
Testing in Open Source Projects
This is a bit of a general question. I'm trying to practice my testing skills and perhaps get some better experience with manual testing mature applications. In particular, I'm interested in desktop ...
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2answers
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List and role of different types of testing environments
There are numerous of different testing environments that I have come across with, and ALL of them seem pretty useful and helpful but which ones are necessary.
For example ... I have seen:
...
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What is the difference between sanity and smoke testing?
When there is a new build we perform smoke testing,in few projects they call it as sanity testing.Can someone please elaborate on the difference between the both.
