Test Results Documentation
Test results documentation is usually based on an existing test plan. It shows and discusses the results that the system under test produced when the test plan was executed and reports whether the system satisfied the validation process. This is important to show whether the system satisfies the requirements and indicates any requirements that are not satisfied. In addition to showing how requirements are being fulfilled, the test results documentation can be used to expose unexpected system behavior. Test procedures and cases indicate what is being tested so they should either be restated or referenced in the test results documentation. Though the format varies from one organization to the next, most test results documentation includes the following:
- Functionality being verified
- Software version used
- Name of QA tester(s)
- Date test performed
- Results of test
- Issues and other Defects found