Artifact: Test Architecture

The Test Architecture provides a comprehensive aggregation of architectural concerns, such as test automation architecture and the test environment configuration.

Domains: Test

Purpose

The purpose of the test architecture is to:

Provide conceptual integrity to the entire testing effort
Align the testing effort with other aspects of the development effort
Ensure consistency between the system-under-test and the software architecture
Communicate test design decisions to the test team, as well as the development team in general

Relationships

Contained Artifacts	Test Automation Architecture Test Environment Configuration
Roles	Responsible: Test Designer	Modified By: Tester
Tasks	Input To: Define Test Strategy Develop Test Execute Tests Structure the Test Implementation	Output From: Develop Test Cases for Acceptance Testing Develop Test Cases for Component Integration Develop Test Cases for Systems Integration

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.

More Information

Concepts	Test Automation and Tools