Advanced Search - Cataloging - QA Test Plan

Test 1: Advanced Search Fields

• Actions:
  1. Create a new cataloging record
  2. Fill in the Identification Number and remember it
  3. Fill in the following fields:
     
     1. Responsible department
     2. Collection
     3. Record status
     4. Title
     5. Name
     6. Object status
     7. Sex
     8. Phase
     9. Form
     10. Edition number
     11. Style
     12. Material
     13. Object component name
     14. Technical attribute
     15. Non-textual inscription inscriber
     16. Non-textual inscription method
     17. Production date
     18. Production technique
     19. Production place
     20. Production people
     21. Production person
     22. Production organizations
     23. Field collection event name
  4. Enter the word textbook in the Field collection event name field
  5. Save the record
  6. Print out the record to remember what you entered in each field
  7. Navigate to advanced search via the top menu bar item
  8. Select Objects from the Record Type drop down
  9. Enter what you previously entered into the Identification Number field in the record into the Identification Number field in advanced search
  10. Click search
• Expected:
  • The cataloging record you just created should appear in the search results

• Actions:
  1. Do this for each of the fields listed above
• Expected:
  • The cataloging record you just created should appear in the search results.

• Actions:
  1. Search the Modified Date field for today's date.
• Expected:
  • The cataloging record you just created should appear in the search results

• Actions: 
  
  1. Search the Record Last Modified By field for your username (admin@core.collectionspace.org)
• Expected:
  • The cataloging record you just created should appear in the search results

• Actions: Navigate back to advanced search
  1. Select Objectfrom the Record Type drop down
  2. Enter textb* into the Field collection event name search field
  3. Click search
• Expected:
  • The cataloging record you just created should appear in the search results

Test 2: Boolean Field-based Search

• Actions:
  1. Create a new cataloging record
  2. Enter an Identification Number and write it down for reference
  3. Select Study Collection from the Collection dropdown
  4. Select New in the Status drop down
  5. Write testtest in the Brief Description field
  6. Save the record
  7. Create another new cataloging record
  8. Enter an Identification Number and write it down for reference
  9. Select Study Collection from the Collection dropdown
  10. Select New in the Status drop down
  11. Write testtest in the Distinguishing Features field
  12. Save the record
  13. Create another new cataloging record
  14. Enter an Identification Number and write it down for reference
  15. Select Study Collection from the Collection dropdown
  16. Select Temporary in the Status drop down
  17. Write testtest in the Comments field
  18. Save the record
  19. Navigate to advanced search
  20. Select Objects from the record type drop down menu
  21. Select any (OR) from the boolean drop down menu
  22. Select Study Collection from the Collection dropdown
  23. Select New in the Status drop down
  24. Click Search at the bottom of the page
• Expected:
  • All three new cataloging records should appear in the results

• Actions:
  1. Navigate back to advanced search
  2. Choose Objects from the record type drop down menu
  3. Select all (AND) from the boolean drop down menu
  4. Select Study Collection from the Collection dropdown
  5. Select New in the Status drop down
  6. Click Search at the bottom of the page
• Expected:
  • Only the first two new cataloging records created above should appear in the search results

Test 3: Boolean and Keyword Search

• Actions:
  1. Navigate to advanced search
  2. Select Objects from the record type drop down menu
  3. In the keyword search field, enter testtest
  4. Select any (OR) from the boolean drop down menu
  5. Select Study Collection from the Collection dropdown
  6. Select New in the Status drop down
  7. Click Search at the bottom of the page
• Expected:
  • All three new cataloging records created in Test 2 should appear in the results

• Actions:
  1. Navigate back to advanced search
  2. Select Objects from the record type drop down menu
  3. In the keyword search field, enter testtest
  4. Select all (AND) from the boolean drop down menu
  5. Select Study Collection from the Collection dropdown
  6. Select New in the Status drop down
  7. Click Search at the bottom of the page
• Expected:
  • Only the first two new cataloging records created in Test 2 should appear in the search result

Test 4: Spend 3 minutes trying to break something!

• Spend a few minutes forcing the program to expose buggy behavior by:
  • using the system in ways not covered by the testplan
  • using the system in unexpected ways
  • doing whatever you can think of that will produce bugs and unexpected behavior.
  • Be creative!
  • feel free to extend this to behavior related to this testplan