Introduction

This appendix contains a template for a Test Log, which may be copied and used to record the activities and events comprising a particular test phase. An electronic version of the template is available from the following URL: <us.cambridge.org/titles/052179545X> (or, assuming the role has been implemented, a copy may be obtained from the Testing Manager or equivalent role).

The purpose of a Test Log is to document the chronological record of all relevant details of a testing project (in effect, a Test Log is a diary of all relevant events that have occurred during the testing project).

The Test Log forms part of the formal documentation associated with the testing project and will be filed at the completion of the testing project.

The Test Log template presented on the following pages is based on that found in Reference 1, with additional information from Reference 15, plus extensive feedback obtained firsthand in implementing Testing Frameworks for a number of clients (see the Case Study section of this book).

Two different Test Log pages are presented on successive pages:

1. ▲ Test Log front sheet

2. ▲ Test Log continuation sheet.

The information that needs to be filled in on the Test Log includes:

1. ▲ Project ID – the unique project identifier

2. ▲ AUT Title – the definitive title of the Application Under Test (front sheet only)

3. ▲ AUT Version – the definitive version information for the AUT (front sheet only)

4. ▲ Testing Phase – the title of the phase of testing being conducted (e.g., Unit Test, Integration Test, System Test) (front sheet only)

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