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| <mainDescription><p> |
| A test case specifies the conditions which need to be validated to enable an assessment of some particular aspects of |
| the system under test.&nbsp; A test case is more formal than a test idea and usually takes the form of a |
| specification.&nbsp;In less formal environments, test cases can be created by identifying a unique ID, name, associated |
| test data, and expected results.&nbsp;For an example of this type of test case, see&nbsp;<a class="elementLinkWithType" href="./../../openup_basic/guidances/templates/test_case,_0dT8IMlgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw.html" guid="_0dT8IMlgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw">Template: Test Case</a>. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Test cases may be derived from&nbsp;many&nbsp;sources but will usually include a subset of both the requirements (such |
| as use cases, performance characteristics, reliability concerns) and other types of quality attributes.&nbsp; For more |
| information on types of tests and their relationship to quality test attributes, see&nbsp;<a class="elementLinkWithType" href="./../../openup_basic/guidances/concepts/types_of_test,_0aJ6cMlgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw.html" guid="_0aJ6cMlgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw">Concept: Types of Test</a>. |
| </p></mainDescription> |
| <purpose><p> |
| The purpose of this artifact is to: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| provide a way to capture test inputs, conditions, and expected results for a system |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| systematically identify aspects of the software to test |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| specify whether an expected result has been reached based on verification of a system requirement, set of |
| requirements, or scenario |
| </li> |
| </ul></purpose> |
| </org.eclipse.epf.uma:ArtifactDescription> |