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User's Guide
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Structuring an outline
Using a list structure
At its simplest, an outline is a hierarchy with just a single level of detail. In
other words, it is a list of test descriptions, with no group descriptions. For
example:
As the figure shows, each test is fully described by a single line, which is
followed by the script and testcase that implement the test.
You may find this style of plan useful in the beginning stages of testplan
design, when you are brainstorming the list of test requirements, without
regard for the way in which the test requirements are related. It is also useful
if you are creating an ad hoc testplan that runs a set of unrelated 4Test scripts
and testcases.
Using a hierarchical
structure
The following testplan has a single level of group description, preceding the
level that contains each of the test descriptions. The group description
indicates that all the tests are for the Find dialog.
Test descriptions
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