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Viktor Bardadym22 September, 2010

Testing web applications

http://www.orbitone.com/

http://www.orbitone.com/

mailto:[email protected]

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Goal

To gather input for a good, easy and straightforward methodology to conduct structured tests of web applications / websites we develop.

"Le bon Dieu est dans le détail"Gustave Flaubert


Qualities to test

FunctionalityUsability InterfacePerformanceCompatibilityMaintainabilitySecurity

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Functionality testing

Check all the linksTest forms in all pagesCookies testingHTML/CSS validationSearch testingDatabase testing

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•Test the outgoing links from all the pages from specific domain under test.•Test all internal links.•Test links jumping on the same pages.•Test links used to send the email to admin or other users from web pages.•Test to check if there are any orphan pages.•Lastly in link checking, check for broken links in all above-mentioned links

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Forms are the integral part of any web site. Forms are used to get information from users and to keep interaction with them. So what should be checked on these forms?•First check all the validations on each field.•Check for the default values of fields.•Wrong inputs to the fields in the forms.•Options to create forms if any, form delete, view or modify the forms.

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Cookies are small files stored on user machine. These are basically used to maintain the session mainly login sessions. Test the application by enabling or disabling the cookies in your browser options. Test if the cookies are encrypted before writing to user machine. If you are testing the session cookies (i.e. cookies expire after the sessions ends) check for login sessions and user stats after session end. Check effect on application security by deleting the cookies.


Usability testing

Test for navigationContent checkingOther user information

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Navigation means how the user surfs the web pages, different controls like buttons, boxes or how user using the links on the pages to surf different pages.Usability testing includes:Web site should be easy to use. Instructions should be provided clearly. Check if the provided instructions are correct means whether they satisfy purpose.Main menu should be provided on each page. It should be consistent.

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Content should be logical and easy to understand. Check for spelling errors. Use of dark colors annoys users and should not be used in site theme. You can follow some standards that are used for web page and content building. These are common accepted standards like as I mentioned above about annoying colors, fonts, frames etc.Content should be meaningful. All the anchor text links should be working properly. Images should be placed properly with proper sizes.These are some basic standards that should be followed in web development. Your task is to validate all for UI testing

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Like sitemap, help files etc. Sitemap should be present with all the links in web sites with proper tree view of navigation. Check for all links on the sitemap.“Search in the site” option will help users to find content pages they are looking for easily and quickly. These are all optional items and if present should be validated.


Interface Testing


Performance Testing

Web Load TestingWeb Stress Testing

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In web load testing test if many users are accessing or requesting the same page. Can system sustain in peak load times? Site should handle many simultaneous user requests, large input data from users, Simultaneous connection to DB, heavy load on specific pages etc.

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Generally stress means stretching the system beyond its specification limits. Web stress testing is performed to break the site by giving stress and checked how system reacts to stress and how system recovers from crashes.Stress is generally given on input fields, login and sign up areas.


Compatibility Testing

Browser compatibilityOperating system compatibilityMobile browsingPrinting options

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Maintainability Testing


Security Testing

Test users with different profiles / permissions Invalid inputsCAPTCHASSL

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Dimensions and scopes of testsspecific for web applications

Operation system & versionBrowser & versionHistory (new / upgraded)LanguagesWork with other applicationsWork with other hardware (mobile, printing,…) Different permissions


Generic test cycle

Test previous articlePlan to improveDesign to include improvements and requirementsManufacture with improvementsReview new item and improvementsTest new item

Test cycle

a) Prepare your test split web application / site in

modules/screens define concrete tests for each screen

(detailed description, for example "enter a string of more than 100 characters in this textbox)

b) Make report sheet (using template) What customer/project FogBugz ticket number Who is the tester Version(s) of Windows / browser(s) Date & time Checksheet with tests

c) Do the first test, fill in the report sheet for each test + Green/Orange/Red +

comments at the end, add summary of the test with

general remarks. For example "Everything works fine except things related to iframe scrolling“

d) Put the report on SharePoint, and inform the project manager / customer / developers to fix the orange and red issues

e) Do the test for a second time, creating a NEW report form

iterations between c) – e) until all test are successful

in the real-world, more tests will be added in each iteration



Regression testing

Focuses on finding defects after a major change has occurred. Specifically, it seeks to uncover regressions, or old bugs that have come back.


Testing Tools

IE TesterFirebugFiddlerNetMon

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Testing fun

1: Testing Festivals Internal professionals Case: A large high-technology organization asked its developers to test

applications for compatibility with the next version of Windows. The test manager scheduled testing sessions in the lab and sent notifications about the sessions to the developers. To make the events fun, the test manager provided food and beverages, thus earning the name "test fests" for the sessions.

2: Preview Program External professionals Beta releases, release candidates.

3: Conference Room Pilots End users The purpose of the Conference Room Pilot is to validate a software

application against the business processes of end users of the software, by allowing end users to use the software to carry out typical or key business processes using the new software.

THANKS and good luck !

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