Introduction to Software Testing: A Practical Guide to Testing, Design, Automation, and Execution

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P. LeloudasIntroduction to Software Testinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9514-4_6

6. Test Execution

Panagiotis Leloudas¹  

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Ilioupoli, Greece

 

Test execution is the process of running the tests that have been designed and planned in the previous stages of the software testing life cycle. This chapter will cover the importance of test execution, the test execution process, and the various techniques and tools used in test execution. We will go through the test execution process, the needs of the environment setup, and the defect reporting and retesting. We will identify the needs for regression, how to report the status of the execution, and when to complete ...