Artifact: Test Log
This artifact collects raw output captured during a unique execution of one or more tests for a single test cycle run.
Domains: Test
Work Product Kinds: Project Data
Purpose
  • To provide verification that a set of tests was executed.
  • To provide information relating to the success of those tests.
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Description
Main DescriptionThis artifact provides a detailed, typically time-based record that serves both as verification that a set of tests were executed, and provides information relating to the success of those tests. The focus is creating an accurate record, which enables a post-execution diagnosis of test results. This raw data will subsequently be analyzed to help determine the results of some aspect of the test effort.
Tailoring
Representation Options

Since this is a collection of raw data for subsequent analysis, it can be represented in a number of ways.

Some suggestions are:

  • For manual tests, log the actual results on a copy of the manual Test Script
  • For automated tests, direct the output to log files that you can trace back to the automated Test Script
  • Track raw results data in a test management tool.