What are test entry and test exit criteria?

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What are test entry and test exit criteria?..

Answer / shiva nag.k

Entry criteria:Required circumstances to start testing.
( reviewd test cases, test environment, stable build etc..)

Suspention criteria: To stop testing in the middle of the
process.( High severity bugs are not solved, test
environment correpted and customer said sudden changes in
requirements etc..)

Exit criteria: when test engineers to stop testing copletly.
( 100% high severity bugs are solved, all test cases are
exicuted, test duration is completed etc.....)

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What are test entry and test exit criteria?..

Answer / radhika

Entry Criteria: 1. when testing environment is establised.
2. when test cases are designed and developed.
3. When build is released by developers
Exit Criteria: 1. All modules are tested.
2. When all test cases are implemented.
3. When reported bugs are fixed and resolved.

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What are test entry and test exit criteria?..

Answer / neelima

Entry criteria:Required circumstances to start testing.
( reviewd test cases, test environment, stable build etc..)


Exit Criteria: 1. All modules are tested.
2. When all test cases are implemented.
3. When reported bugs are fixed and resolved.
ld is released by developers

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What are test entry and test exit criteria?..

Answer / shubhdeep

Test entry Criteria is when we get requirement
specification.Because it is good to start testing as soon as
possible, Bugs multiply itself if we start later.

Test Exit criteria:1)When Beta testing is over.
2)Certain no to testcases are executed.
3)When we reach Optimum point.

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What are test entry and test exit criteria?..

Answer / guest

Entry Criteria: All system docs like s/w, h/w, installation
manual release, Test Build Release, Build release meeting
of testers.
Exit Criteria: All test cases executed according to entry
criteria and build is successful.

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