Merge Authority Items: QA Test Plan
Test 1: Merge Authority Items
Action
Click on the Tools item in the top menu bar
Click on the Data Updates tab, and then Merge Authority Items
Expected
Merge Authority Items data update description will show on the right
Action
Click on the Run button at the top or bottom of the Merge Authority Items description page
Expected
The Merge Authority Items source/target selection popup will open
Action
Click on the Select button (underneath Record*)
Expected
The SOURCE term search dialogue will open
Action
Select your assigned Authority (e.g. Citation) from the dropdown at the top of the page
Enter QA Source into the keyword search box
Click on the Search button at the bottom of the page
Expected
A list of search results will be returned; at least one result should be QA Source [Authority], e.g. QA Source Work.
Action
Click on the checkbox to the left of the QA Source search result
Click on Use Selection
Expected
You will return to the Merge Authority Items source/target selection popup
The QA Source term will be in the Record* box
Action
Click in the box under Target Record*
Enter in QA Target
Expected
The predictive search interface will return a list of search results; at least one result should be QA Target [Authority], e.g. QA Target Work
Action
Click on the QA Target Term
Expected
The QA Target Term will appear in the Target Record* Box
Action
Click on the Run button
Expected
You will receive a confirmation message: “Completed Merge Authority Items: [Some number of] records affected. Updated the target record, QA TARGET [Authority]. [Some number of] records referenced the source record, QA SOURCE [Authority]. Deleted the source record, QA SOURCE [Authority].”
Test 2 - Confirm Authority Items Merged
Action
In the top search box, choose your assigned Authority from the dropdown
Search for QA Source
Expected
Only QA Target will be returned
Action
Click on QA Target
Expected
QA Source will appear as a non-preferred term for QA Target
Action
In the top search box, choose Objects from the dropdown
Exception: If you are testing Storage Locations, choose Location/Movement/Inventory
Search for QA Merge
Expected
At least one record with an ID number that contains QA Merge Source will be returned
Action
Click on the record ID that contains QA Merge Source
After the record opens, check the following field depending on your assigned authority to confirm that the Source term has been replaced by the Target term:
Citations: Object > Reference Information > Reference
Concepts: Object > Object Description Information > Content > Concept
Organizations: Object > Object Production Information > Object Production Organization
Persons: Object > Object Production Information > Object Production Person
Places: Object > Object Collection Information > Field Collection Place
Storage Locations: Location/Movement/Inventory > Current Location
Taxon: Object > Object Description Information > Biological Information > Scientific name
Work: Object > Object Description Information > Content > Work
Test 3 - Repeat for all Authorities Noted in Your Test Plan