𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐐𝐀 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞:

✅𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧: This document outlines the overall strategy for testing a software application, including the scope of testing, the resources required, and the schedule for testing.

✅𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀:These documents describe the specific steps and expected outcomes for testing individual features or functionality of the software.

✅𝗕𝘂𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: When a defect is discovered during testing, a bug report is created to document the issue and provide details about the steps taken to reproduce it.

✅𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀: This document captures the data related to software testing, such as the number of test cases executed, the number of defects found, and the overall test coverage.

✅𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: This document summarizes the changes made in a software release, including new features, bug fixes, and known issues.

✅𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹: This document provides instructions for end-users on how to use the software.

✅𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹:This document provides training material to help the QA team understand the software and test it effectively.

✅𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻: This document outlines the process and tools used to manage and track changes to the software and its associated documents.

✅𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀:This document includes the test scripts that are automated to perform testing on software.

✅𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: This document summarizes the results of testing and includes information such as the number of test cases executed, the number of defects found, and the overall test coverage.

These documents are important for software QA engineers as they provide a clear and concise overview of the software testing process and a record of the testing that has been done and the defects that have been discovered.

1. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧:

A test plan is a document that outlines the strategy, approach, resources, and schedule for testing a software application. As a software tester, creating a test plan is an important step in ensuring that the software is thoroughly tested and that any issues found are addressed in a timely manner.

Some key elements of a software testing test plan include the following:

• Objectives: Clearly define the goals and objectives of the testing, such as ensuring that the software functions correctly and meets user requirements.
• Scope: Define the scope of the testing, including which systems and applications will be tested, which features will be covered, and which types of tests will be performed (e.g. functional, performance, security, etc.)
• Test approach: outline the test approach, including any tools or methodologies that will be used to conduct the testing, such as manual testing, automated testing, and exploratory testing.
• Resources: Identify the resources required for the testing, such as hardware, software, and personnel.