Testing,

Implementation &
Maintenance
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 System Testing

To overcome the communication

issues, programmers negligence,
time constraints and to handle
volume of transactions, to recover
from failure or ‘stress’
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 • It’s a user oriented utility

• Vital to the system’s success

Y, testing?
• The logical assumption that all
parts are successful to achieve

• Non-testing may create

– Time lag between cause and
appearance of problem
– System errors on files and records

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 wat do v test 4?
First test is for – whether it produces ‘correct’ o/p,
followed by
• Online response Testing uses individually fed
in data or program generated
• Volume
data (artificial)- for complex
• Stress testing processes

• Recovery and security

• Usability documentation and procedure

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Some
terminologies
Unit testing – changes made in an existing
Sequential or series testing - logic between programs
System testing – logic changes
Positive testing – new programs work on specs
Acceptance testing – with user

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 Programmers have to report,
Test Plan so will be sincere!
more on
psychological
factors Users involved, so a positive interaction

Programmers know to talk to user –

users know what happens in the system

A test plan, with activities:

Plan preparation, conditions for user acceptance, make
test data, transaction path testing, user training, compile/
assemble programs, make job performance aids, make
operational document

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 Test types:
Program, String, System,
System documentation and
User acceptance
pErfoRmance
cRIteria fOr
Testing
(system failures are Turnaround time
checked during testing…)
Backup
File protection
Human factor
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Implementation 3 types:
replace manual
system, replace existing, replace
with modification

Conversion- involves (i) creating computer

compatible files (ii)operational staff training
(iii) h/w, terminal installation

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 Conversion (i) Conversion plan
finalized, ii) perform file conversion iii)
perform parallel processing iv) Log
results of conversion v) halt parallel
processing vi) complete conversion vii)
make post implementation plan

• Create test files

• Data entry & Audit control

file conversion
(to detect unnoticed mistakes
and correct)
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 User training • Capabilities of the users
• Nature of the system

Elements of user training

•Initial training
•In between
•After 6 months (or more)
Training Aids: User manual, Help Screen, DD etc.,
Also to be considered:
Conversion of forms, physical facilities
and administrative procedures
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 Post implementation review

Its usually a review of

major problems that need
converting and to initiate
a review with the user

• Request for review

• Review Plan
• Administrative plan
• Personnel Requirement Plan
• Hardware Plan
• Documentation Review Plan
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 It is corrective (repairing processing
failures, which aren’t done yet), adaptive
(changing the program functions) or
perfective (enhance the performance)

Maintenance
Activities of a maintenance procedure:
request systems service → request systems
documentation → specify required
modifications → acquire source program code
→ make changes → test → submit results →
return modified / updated doc → notify user
‘completed!’
reduce maintenance cost!
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