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Tasks

The Conduct Unit (or Component) Test task is performed during the Perform Unit

or Component Testing for Developed OS image or media Entity activity. It is

performed by the Solution Architect, assisted by the Team Lead.

The purpose of this task is to conduct the unit test for the developed OS image or

media.

The unit test is performed by the Building Site staff on the developed OS image

or media in order to identify and resolve problems before turning over the finished

product to the Change Requester or test site. A virtualized environment with

logical partitions can be utilized to set up the testing environment. The unit test

includes testing of the OS image and also the testing of the standard tools and

applications that will work in a virtualized environment.

The Unit Test plan work product is utilized to plan and carry out the testing. A

Test Report is generated. If defects are found, then the OS image or media is

re-built using the previous activity.

Inputs and outputs

Input from the Unit Test Plan may be required during the Perform Unit or

Component Testing for Developed OS image or media Entity activity of the ESD

Building Site process.

Output from the Perform Unit or Component Testing for Developed OS image or

media Entity activity of the OSP Building Site process will produce a Test Report.

6.4.5 Updating OSP forms

The purpose of the Update OSP Forms activity is to complete all required

documentation before handing the completed image or media entity onwards to

the Change Requester or to the test site.

Tasks

The Update Reports and Forms task is performed during the Update ESD Forms

activity of the ESD Building Site process and is performed by the Project

Manager, assisted by the Team Lead.

The purpose of this task is to complete appropriate documentation prior to

releasing the OS image or media.The Project Status Report is also created to

describe all elements of work conducted at the building site in support of the OS

image or media development effort and their results.