Managing test artifacts involves storing and managing the evidence that has been generated as a part of the test execution phase, or it can also be a set of deliverables generated after any phase of the SDLC.
These artifacts are very useful when managed properly:
- Artifacts generated during defect logging and retesting saves time for both developers and testers, preventing them from having to debug every part of the code, reproducing tests using specified test data, a build version and environment. Log error files, screenshots, database queries with the result set, input parameters, the URL of the application used during testing, the environment, the date tested on, the build number, and so on.
- Deliverables generated ...