SQA Role during Software Code and Unit Test Phase

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SQA Role during SoftwareCode and Unit Test Phase

• Schulmeyer, G.,Handbook of Software Quality
  Assurance, Chapter 16.9,
• Prentice Hall, 1999.

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Documents Produced

• Source code for each unit (or database)
• Documented according to coding standard
• Documents produced during reviews
• e.g. inspections, walkthroughs
• Unit test procedures
• Documented according to standard
• Data required to drive tests
• Interfaces tested
• Unit test level results
• Version and date of tests
• Problem report(s)
• Component test procedures (for next phase)

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Role of SQA

• Verify traceability from design to code
• And verify backward traceability
• Verify traceability between requirements and test
  requirements
• And verify backward traceability
• Verify that programmming language is as specified
  in requirements
• Verify compliance to coding standards

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Role of SQA

• 5. Verify compliance to procedures
• Code
• Test plan
• Test procedures
• Test cases, test data ( path coverage, error
  handling)
• Test reports
• Problem reports and problem tracking (e.g. status
  of a problem)
• Configuration management (e.g. version control)
• 6. Verify that reviews were performed correctly
• Code
• Test cases