Typical Written Test Case Format
A test case is usually a single step, or occasionally a sequence of steps, to test the correct behaviour/functionalities, features of an application. An expected result or expected outcome is usually given.
Additional information that may be included:
- test case ID
- test case description
- test step or order of execution number
- related requirement(s)
- depth
- test category
- author
- check boxes for whether the test is automatable and has been automated.
- Expected Result and Actual Result.
- Additional fields that may be included and completed when the tests are executed:
- pass/fail
- remarks
Larger test cases may also contain prerequisite states or steps, and descriptions.
A written test case should also contain a place for the actual result.
These steps can be stored in a word processor document, spreadsheet, database or other common repository.
In a database system, you may also be able to see past test results and who generated the results and the system configuration used to generate those results. These past results would usually be stored in a separate table.
Test suites often also contain
- Test summary
- Configuration
Besides a description of the functionality to be tested, and the preparation required to ensure that the test can be conducted, the most time consuming part in the test case is creating the tests and modifying them when the system changes.
Under special circumstances, there could be a need to run the test, produce results, and then a team of experts would evaluate if the results can be considered as a pass. This happens often on new products' performance number determination. The first test is taken as the base line for subsequent test / product release cycles.
Acceptance tests, which use a variation of a written test case, are commonly performed by a group of end-users or clients of the system to ensure the developed system meets the requirements specified or the contract. User acceptance tests are differentiated by the inclusion of happy path or positive test cases to the almost complete exclusion of negative test cases.
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