Artifact: Test Architecture |
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The Test Architecture provides a comprehensive aggregation of architectural concerns, such as test automation architecture and the test environment configuration. |
Domains: Test |
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Purpose
The purpose of the test architecture is to:
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Provide conceptual integrity to the entire testing effort
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Align the testing effort with other aspects of the development effort
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Ensure consistency between the system-under-test and the software architecture
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Communicate test design decisions to the test team, as well as the development team in general
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Tailoring
Impact of not having | For more complex test environments, without this artifact the test results might be inconsistent and not repeatable. For
more details, see the containing artifacts. |
Reasons for not needing | Small projects might need to capture only a subset of this information. For more details, see the containing artifacts. |
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