Tester

The Tester role works on and completes test Activities.

The Tester role is responsible for the core activities of the test effort. Those activities include identifying, defining, implementing, and conducting the necessary tests, as well as logging the outcomes of the testing and analyzing the results.

The Tester role works on Activity records assigned to them and completes the work. Each Test Activity:
  • Tests and qualifies a related Developer Activity.
  • Contains all testing information and results.

Comments, questions, and responses can be added to any type of Activity.

The Submitted state is the starting point for a Test Activity. After reviewing an Activity, the Tester can complete it if the current behavior works as designed, is not going to be fixed, or for other appropriate reasons. The Tester opens the Activity if it cannot be quickly resolved and will not be worked on immediately, or activates the Activity to work on it. Once testing of the completed Activity is completed, the Activity can be moved to the Completed state.

Possible approved actions for the Tester role include the following ALMActivity record actions:
  • Activate
  • Complete
  • Import
  • Modify
  • Open
  • QuestionOrComment
  • ReOpen
  • ReadyToWaiting
  • Submit
  • WorkOn
The Test Lead role is responsible for leading the test team, reviewing tasks, and assigning test activities. Possible approved actions for the Test Lead role include the following actions:
  • ALMActivity actions: Modify, Open
  • ALMTask actions: Modify, Complete, ReOpen
Parent topic: User roles
Testing