{"id":12818,"date":"2019-11-13T10:41:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T05:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?p=12818"},"modified":"2019-11-14T10:12:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T04:42:27","slug":"test-case-management-and-its-tools-brief-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/test-case-management-and-its-tools-brief-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Case Management and Its Tools: Brief Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Why Testing?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the moment you start writing software, you also start testing it. This might not appear to be true but even if you write the iconic \u201chello world\u201d program, the next thing you do is to verify that it actually says, \u201chello world\u201d. As you go from that initial seed of a program to more and more complex functionality, the problem of testing moves from the realm of common sense to that of serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/supply-chain-management\/how-customized-warehousing-and-logistics-is-develop-to-modern-manufacturing\/\">logistics<\/a>. So, in order to keep track of everything, you need to use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kualitee.com\/test-management-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">test case management tools<\/span><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Concepts Associated with Test Case Management<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test Scenarios: Defines means for confirming the requirement. \u201cWhat goals do users have with the application?\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test Cases: Answers, \u201cWhat discrete activities comprise the users\u2019 goals?\u201d. Describing the component pieces confirming requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test Scripts: Tell you how to execute that component piece.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Main Components of a Test Case<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An ID: A unique way of identifying the test case.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Title or brief description: A quick means of understanding the software activity in question.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related requirement and\/or test: What broader scenario and requirement does this test case roll up to?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remarks\/Notes: Freeform comments about the test case.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Script: Exact steps for executing the test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pass\/Fail Status: Is the test case currently passing or failing?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History and Audit Trail: You should be able to see its pass\/fail history as well as general changes and who has run\/modified the test case.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why Test Case Management Tools are Important?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test case management tools come with all sorts of features, integrations, and interesting capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lets you know what information to capture or track.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes capturing, storing, tracking, and searching easier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manages information way better than spreadsheets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lets you integrate with automated test scripting utilities which enormously increases testing efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeps busy-work to an absolute minimum for QA personnel which spends its time doing real knowledge work thanks to the combination of automating test scripts and automating results.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test case management tools have great data entry, tracking, and automation capabilities, but they also give you a really powerful reporting tools as well. You can easily see all sorts of data, trends, and graphs related to the ongoing testing status of the software.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It allows multiple users to view test progress in real-time, including the result. This improves communication and collaboration between the team since they won\u2019t have to pass physical documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/things-to-look-for-in-a-product-development-services-vendor\/\">Things to Look for in a Product Development Services Vendor<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In achieving the testing standards of this digitally growing era, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Test_management_tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">test case management<\/a> tools play a crucial role. These <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/readdive.com\/top-software-testing-tools-this-year-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software testing tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> optimize testing processes and ensure fast delivery while maintaining quality by managing the entire lifecycle of software testing processes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Testing? From the moment you start writing software, you also start testing it. 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