Task: ENG.7.BP2: Develop software integration test strategy.

Develop the strategy for testing the integrated software items. Identify test steps according to the order of integration defined in the integration strategy.

Outputs

08-52 Test plan
ENG 7.1 a software integration and integration test strategy is developed for software items consistent with the software design according to the priorities and categorization of the software requirements

Process Usage

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Key Considerations

NOTE 1: The Software integration test will focus mainly on interfaces, data flow, functionality of the items etc..

NOTE 2: The Software integration test should verify that only allowed application parameter combinations can influence functionality and that wrong parameter or parameter combinations are failsafe.

NOTE 3: The Software integration test process should start with the beginning of the software development process There is a close link from Software Requirements Analysis ENG.4, Software Design ENG.5 or Requirements Elicitation ENG.1 in developing test cases and testable requirements.

NOTE 4: The software integration test strategy contains different approaches of integrating software items depending of the changes (e.g. new units, changed units). The integration strategy also includes the most suitable test methods to be used for each integration approach.

NOTE 5: The identified items and the order of integration will have an influence on integration test strategy.

More Information

Checklists	Using Process, Generic and Base Practices workitems
Guidelines	Guidance on Process Attribute determination