Testing task "Advanced search"
This is an "Advanced search" form/filter (see the picture below) for document data base. User has set some requirements:
1. Requirements for fields of the system given in table:
| Field Name |
Type |
Coments |
Default value |
| „Title contains:" |
Char (100) |
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| „Text contains:" |
Char (200) |
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| „Document type:" |
Drop down list |
Values: |
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1. Type1; |
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2. Type2; |
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3. Type3; |
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4. Type4; |
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5. Type5. |
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| „Publisher:" |
Drop down list |
Values: |
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1. Publisher1; |
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2. Publisher2; |
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3. Publisher3; |
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4. Publisher4; |
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5. Publisher5; |
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6. Publisher6; |
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7. Publisher7. |
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| „Status:" |
Drop down list |
Values: |
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1. Active; |
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2. Not valid. |
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| „Date:" |
Drop down list |
Values: |
Effective. |
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1. Acceptance; |
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2. Effective. |
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| „Search in amendments" |
Checkbox |
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Unchecked |
| „Document Nr. from" |
int |
1 < „Document Nr. from" < 9999; Error message is thrown if entered value is out of range: „Error 2". |
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| „Document Nr. to" |
int |
1 < „Document Nr. to" <9999 AND ,,Document Nr. to" > „Document Nr. from"; Error message is thrown if entered value is out of range: „Error 2". |
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| „Issuing Country:" |
Drop down list |
Values: |
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1. Country1; |
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2. Country2; |
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3. Country3; |
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| „Source:" |
Drop down list |
Values: |
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1. Source1; |
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2. Source2; |
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3. Source3; |
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If Issuing Country = Country2 then Source field is disabled. |
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| „from" (date) |
Date |
Format - dd.mm.yyyy |
At the background: „dd.mm.yyy/' |
| „to" (date) |
Date |
Format - dd.mm.yyyy |
At the background: „dd.mm. yyyy" |
2. At bottom of the form, aligned on the middle are two buttons:
a. "Search" - on click: form closes and result page opens.
b. "Clear" - on click: all fields have set to its default values.
3. There is closing button "X" at the upper right corner - on click: form closes.
4. If none of the search criteria field is filled then system throws an error message "Error message".
5. System has two type of users - Registered and Guest. All fields are active for Registered user. If Guest user opens this form following fields are disabled:
a. "Text contains:";
b. "Document type:";
c. "Publisher";
d. "Search in amendments".
6. System have to be User friendly with cross browser compatibility.
Homework assignment: This system has several mistakes. How this system should be tested? Write test cases according to given system requirements.