2. What is Acceptance Testing
Acceptance Testing is a formal testing conducted
to determine whether a system satisfies the
business criteria.
The testing is done based on business
requirements and needs.
It is performed by client or end user with or
without the assistance of testers.
3. Types of Acceptance Testing:
Two categories of acceptance testing are:
1) User Acceptance Testing
2) Buiseness Acceptance Testing
User Acceptance Testing:
To ensure that the system satisfies the
contractual acceptance criteria before being
signed off as meeting user needs,user acceptance
testing is done.
4. Business Acceptance testing:
To ensure that the system will pass the acceptance
test,the development organization of the supplier
will conduct the business acceptance testing.
Objective of Acceptance Testing:
1. Confirms that the system meets the criteria.
2. If there are any discrepancies,that can be
identified.
5. Execution of Acceptance Testing
Acceptance test cases are divided into sub groups
1. Basic test cases
2. Test cases the are complex to execute
3. Test cases are executed in two phases
4. Basic test cases from the basic test group are
executed in first phase.
5. If the test results are satisfactory, then second
phase is executed where the complex test cases
are taken up.