QA Use Case
I. Use Case Identification
II. Actors
Identify the roles involved in the use case.
QA Team: Responsible for testing.
Developers: Provides software builds for testing.
Product Owners: Defines acceptance criteria.
III. Preconditions
Conditions that must be met before the use case can begin.
IV. Basic Flow
Step-by-step description of the main flow of events.
QA Team receives the software build from Developers.
QA Team reviews the release notes and testing scope.
QA Team executes test cases based on defined acceptance criteria.
Any defects found are reported to Developers via Bug Tracking System.
Developers fix the reported defects.
QA Team retests the fixed defects.
Repeat steps 4-6 until all defects are resolved.
Once testing is complete, QA Team provides test summary to Product Owners.
V. Alternative Flows
Describe any alternative paths or scenarios.
A. Defect Rejection
If a defect fix is rejected:
Developers and QA Team discuss the rejection reasons.
Developers rework the fix and provide an updated build.
QA Team retests the fix.
VI. Postconditions
Conditions that must be true after the use case is completed.
VII. Exceptions
List any exceptions or errors that may occur during the execution.
VIII. Special Requirements
Any additional requirements or considerations.
IX. Assumptions
Assumptions made for the use case.
X. References
List of documents or resources referenced in the use case.
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