OLE QA Guide
General Introduction
This guide provides a general introduction to the Kuali OLE Quality Assurance testing process. Topics covered include a general introduction to the testing process, an introduction to using Jira issue tracking software, an overview of the testing workflow in Jira, and an explanation of how to create and document individual tests. Additional references include a guide to OLE testing resources and a reference page containing the QA Team's contact information.
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Contents of This Guide
Below you will find a brief description of each article in this guide. The articles below are listed in the order in which they appear in this guide.
Introduction to Jira
This article introduces the Jira issue tracking software system, and provides a detailed introduction to the various issue types most commonly used in OLE Quality Assurance testing.
The OLE Testing Process in Jira
This article gives an overview of the OLE development process in Jira, placing the specific details of the OLE QA testing process therein.
Functional Specifications and Acceptance Criteria
This article explains the structure of Functional Specification documents and their Acceptance Criteria sections, and elaborates upon their relationship to the testing process.
Writing Acceptance Criteria
This article gives an introduction to the process of writing acceptance criteria. It explains what statements acceptance criteria are based on in the Functional Specification document, and explains how to derive criteria from implications in the specifications, as well. Some example acceptance criteria are given at the end of the document.
Creating Test Cases in the OLE Test Environment
This article presents the specifics of creating a Test Case, the basic Jira issue for QA testing, in the OLE Test Scenarios Jira project.
Testing and Documenting Your Results
This article provides a guide to the process of executing tests and documenting your results in Jira. Links are included to supplemental articles giving instructions on specific processes for providing feedback, such as taking screenshots.
Supplemental Articles
The articles listed and linked below are not required reading to begin the testing process, but do offer useful information that you may want to reference later.
How to Contact the QA Team
This article contains contact information for the QA Team.
Attaching Files in Jira
This article explains how to attach files in the OLE Test Scenarios Jira project.
Taking Screenshots
This article explains how to take a screenshot in both Windows environments and Mac OS X.
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