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h1. General Introduction

This guide provides a general introduction to the Kuali OLE Quality Assurance testing process.  Topics covered include a general introduction to the testing process, an introduction to using Jira issue tracking software, an overview of the testing workflow in Jira, an explanation of how to create and document individual tests, and information about recording software tests with Selenium.  Additional references include a guide to OLE testing resources and a reference page containing the QA Team's contact information.
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h1. How to Navigate This Guide

At the top and bottom of each page in this guide is a navigation bar.  Click "< Back" to return to the previous page at any time.  Click "Next >" to proceed to the next pager.  Click "Home" to return to this page.  If any link in the navigation bar appears in {color:grey}grey{color} text, it is not available.

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h1. Contents of This Guide

Below you will find a brief description of each article in this guide.  The articles below are listed in the order in which they appear in this guide.

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h2. Introduction to Jira

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Intro to Jira] introduces the Jira issue tracking software system, and provides a detailed introduction to the various issue types most commonly used in OLE Quality Assurance testing.

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h2. The OLE Testing Process in Jira

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Testing in Jira] gives an overview of the OLE development process in Jira, placing the specific details of the OLE QA testing process therein.

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h2. Functional Specifications and Acceptance Criteria

This [article|OLE QA Guide - FSPECs and AC] explains the structure of Functional Specification documents and their Acceptance Criteria sections, and elaborates upon their relationship to the testing process.

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h2. Writing Acceptance Criteria

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Writing Acceptance Criteria] gives an introduction to the process of writing acceptance criteria.  It explains what statements acceptance criteria are based on in the Functional Specification document, and explains how to derive criteria from implications in the specifications, as well.  Some example acceptance criteria are given at the end of the document.

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h2. Creating Test Cases in the OLE Test Environment

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Creating Test Cases] presents the specifics of creating a Test Case, the basic Jira issue for QA testing, in the OLE Test Scenarios Jira project.

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h2. Linking in Jira

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Linking in Jira] introduces and explains the two main methods of linking used in Jira testing - the "Parent Jira" link and the "Tests/Tested By" link.  It also includes instructions for adding these links to Test Cases in the OLETS Jira project.

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h2. Searching in Jira

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Searching Jira] details searching in the OLE Test Scenarios Jira project for issues you have created, as well as for issues assigned to you by another tester.

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h2. Stories and Tasks

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Stories and Tasks] serves as a guide to making Test Cases meet up with Functional Specifications on the one side and Tasks on the other.  Examples are given for finding the closest matching Task for a given Test Case.

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h2. Testing and Documenting Your Results

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Testing and Documenting Results] provides a guide to the process of executing tests and documenting your results in Jira.  Links are included to supplemental articles giving instructions on specific processes for providing feedback, such as taking screenshots and copying Selenium logs.

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h2. Selenium

This [article|OLE QA Guide - Selenium] provides a guide to installing the Selenium IDE application.  Instructions are also given on recording and playing back test scripts in Selenium.

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h1. Supplemental Articles

The articles listed and linked below are not required reading to begin the testing process, but do offer useful information that you may want to reference later.

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h2. How to Contact the QA Team

This article contains [contact information|OLE QA Guide - QA Contact Info] for the QA Team.

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h2. Attaching Files in Jira

This article explains how to [attach files|OLE QA Guide - Jira Attachments] in the OLE Test Scenarios Jira project.

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h2. Copying Selenium Logs

This article explains how to extract a [Selenium log|OLE QA Guide - Selenium Logs] for attachment in Jira.

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h2. Taking Screenshots

This article explains [how to take a screenshot|OLE QA Guide - Screenshots] in both Windows environments and Mac OS X.

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h2. Screenshots of Selenium

This article explains how to take a good [screenshot of Selenium|OLE QA Guide - Selenium Screenshots].

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