-----Original Message----- >From: chris lukasiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 15, 2006 2:24 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [qa-dev] Announce: New dba QA projekt > >James Mckenzie wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >in this case i want to know the different needs: what is interesting to >test and what is interesting to know, who can do that and how we can >present the results > We need tests for all Base functionality, not just a few parts of the product. >> >> >>>I do like this idea, so there are definitely scenarios that can be >>>developed for testing. I would have one question though : would it be >>>possible to have some kind of db entry form for the results rather than >>>having to e-mail them to you, with the inevitable mailbox overload that >>>might cause ? >> >> >> Might I suggest an issue for this? I think that the code should be >> Enhancement >> or Task. > >the tcm tooling like it is right now, is definetly not adequate for test >scenarios beyond language testing - this has to be improved in any way >(among others, andre schnabel is working on that problem) > The Base test scenarios are basically there to test localization. However, if expanded, they could be a good start for a full test sequence for Base (as well as the other parts of OpenOffice that interface with Base.)
The 'bottom line' is that all of the test cases should be located in one place. If that one best place is TCM, then that is where they should go. I'm in favor of TCM as test cases can be broken down into pieces (cases) and then evaluated on their own. Also, test cases that have problems can have issues attached to them. Since I test the 'base' product's language (American English) I should be able to test for problems and not worry about localization problems. Thus an issue produced by my team should apply to all languages, not just one. This expands the use of TCM from only localization issues to program issues. Also, I have found problems with some of the menus and other items because they are/were created by someone who does not use English as their primary language. I appreciate their attempts and try to gently correct minor problems (such as the use of informations vice the correct information (it is plural by itself).) Hopefully, I see the TCM as a method to track completeness of testing (where are we at with a certain test cycle as far as testing for localization and program issues) and who is testing what part. This was lacking prior to the incorporation of TCM or took much time and communications to complete. I appreciate your work on developing a set of test cases for Base and hope that your work is the start of efforts by other teams to improve there testing to include interaction between the various parts of OpenOffice.org. James McKenzie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
