Testing Process

Owned by Michelle Paquette
Last updated: Jul 22, 2024
2 min read

General process

    • Christine Di Bella (ArchivesSpace Senior Program Manager) shares a list of Jira tickets ready for testing to the Testing Sub-Team Lead.
    • The Lead makes a copy of the Jira ticket list, puts it in the appropriate folder in the Testing Team Google Drive assigns at least 2 testers from the sub-team to each ticket.
    • Over the course of 2 weeks, testers follow the Testing Protocol below.

Testing Website

You can use the hosted website at: http://test.archivesspace.org/ to test or you can download and install your own copy.  New builds will be installed nightly for quicker testing.  (In the past, if an issue was rejected there usually wasn’t time to fix it in the sprint so it had to be moved to the next sprint).

Testing Protocol

Due to the variety of issues to test, it is difficult to develop a testing protocol that covers everything.  However, you should be able to follow the guidelines below for most testing assignments:

  • When you get your testing assignment, assign yourself as a watcher by clicking on “Start watching this issue” in the right corner(ish) of the JIRA page.
  • Test the feature or bug
    • If you don’t know how to test the assigned issue, add a question/comment in JIRA to ask for assistance.

NOTE:  Do NOT click on the Accept or Reject buttons.  The Testing Team will not be the ones who make the final determination as to whether an issue is accepted or rejected.  Instead add your opinion to the comments in JIRA.

  • If the feature or bug fix worked as expected, add a comment to the issue in JIRA indicating that it worked.
    • If you’re not sure it worked, add a comment describing what happened when you performed the test.  A follow up group (Q/A group) will decide it the story is accepted or rejected.
  • If multiple people are assigned the same issue to test, all assignees should comment in JIRA about their experience, even if it’s just to say: Ditto.
  • If the feature or bug fix did not work as expected, add a comment to the issue in JIRA indicating that it didn’t work. It’s also a good idea to include the steps you took, the results you received and the result you expected.  Feel free to attach screenshots and/or additional documentation if needed to clarify your results.
  • New builds of the test site will be loaded nightly so you should be able to re-test problem issues the next day or so