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The Fedora QA team is interested in evaluating [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/testopia Testopia] as a test planning and results recording solution. | The Fedora QA team is interested in evaluating [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/testopia Testopia] as a test planning and results recording solution. | ||
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During the Fedora9 campaign, the fedora wiki was used to planning, recording and presenting test execution status. Examples can be found: | During the Fedora9 campaign, the fedora wiki was used to planning, recording and presenting test execution status. Examples can be found: | ||
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While the information gathered was very helpful, and in the case of swfdec, was used to support dropping the proposed feature from F9, manually editing the wiki was not optimal. Additionally, tracking which test cases to include in a particular test run was easy to mis-type. Manually adding results to a wiki-style table entry was also easy to mis-type. | While the information gathered was very helpful, and in the case of swfdec, was used to support dropping the proposed feature from F9, manually editing the wiki was not optimal. Additionally, tracking which test cases to include in a particular test run was easy to mis-type. Manually adding results to a wiki-style table entry was also easy to mis-type. | ||
Pro's | == Pro's == | ||
* Recorded test cases provided manual steps needed for execution and verification | * Recorded test cases provided manual steps needed for execution and verification | ||
* The test plan outlined a plan of attack and provided a prioritization and organization for the proposed test cases | * The test plan outlined a plan of attack and provided a prioritization and organization for the proposed test cases | ||
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* Low barrier to entry ... a wiki is straight forward and uncomplex | * Low barrier to entry ... a wiki is straight forward and uncomplex | ||
Con's | == Con's == | ||
* Gather alternative views of test metrics from the wiki is not possible | * Gather alternative views of test metrics from the wiki is not possible | ||
* Wiki not so great for hard metrics (date, tester, pass/fail execution metrics) | * Wiki not so great for hard metrics (date, tester, pass/fail execution metrics) | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 13 June 2008
Summary
The Fedora QA team is interested in evaluating Testopia as a test planning and results recording solution.
Background
During the Fedora9 campaign, the fedora wiki was used to planning, recording and presenting test execution status. Examples can be found:
- Additional test results recorded for:
While the information gathered was very helpful, and in the case of swfdec, was used to support dropping the proposed feature from F9, manually editing the wiki was not optimal. Additionally, tracking which test cases to include in a particular test run was easy to mis-type. Manually adding results to a wiki-style table entry was also easy to mis-type.
Pro's
- Recorded test cases provided manual steps needed for execution and verification
- The test plan outlined a plan of attack and provided a prioritization and organization for the proposed test cases
- Wiki worked well for test plan and case content
- Low barrier to entry ... a wiki is straight forward and uncomplex
Con's
- Gather alternative views of test metrics from the wiki is not possible
- Wiki not so great for hard metrics (date, tester, pass/fail execution metrics)
Tasks
| STATUS | OWNER(s) | TASK |
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| DEFERRED | Create testopia.fedorahosted.org site (trac, tickets, git, mailing list etc...) | |
| COMPLETE | User:dmalcolm | Rough packaging of testopia so that we can install and test on publictest2 |
| INPROGRESS | User:dmalcolm, User:jstanley | Package review for testopia RPM
See bug#450013 |
| COMPLETE | User:jkeating | Apply for fedora infrastructure sponsorship. Jesse has volunteered to be our sponsor |
| COMPLETE | User:dmalcolm | Apply for shared "publictest environment" to house proof of concept
Available at https://publictest2.fedoraproject.org/bugzilla |
| INPROGRESS | User:jlaska | Migrate existing F9 data into testopia for sample data set
See Testopia Plan#2 |
Open issues
- Should the testopia instance just re-use bugzilla product and components?
Lessons Learned
The following list outlines important issues uncovered during the testopia proof of concept: