need for documenting test cases??? advantages and disadvantages of documenting

need for documenting test cases???
advantages and disadvantages of documenting test cases???

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need for documenting test cases??? advantages and disadvantages of documenting test cases???..

Answer / meha

Test Cases are needed while performing Mannual/Automation
testing.
Yes, It needs to be documented in a proper and in a more
clear way sothat any one should understand approach and
steps to execute the requirement. Again the documentation
needed according to the company.

Advantages:
1.Gives an approach, Decription, Pre-conditions to achieve
the exepect result.
2. Test Cases are useful while writing Tracebility Matrix.
3. It shows or avail the traciblity of the entire
requirements.

Disadvantages:
1. Without or miswritten Test Cases or human errors in the
Test Cases cause the project failure.

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need for documenting test cases??? advantages and disadvantages of documenting test cases???..

Answer / ganesh

Test cases are to be documented.
Adv:
1)Keep record of the test performed on application so that
it can be reused.
2) Review of test cases to check for the correct testing of
application based on the input data, conditions, actual
result of test.
3) Gives an idea of how much testing is covered and time
required to test the remanining functionalities.
4) If out of time then can pick the major functionality
test cases to perform testing at faster phase.

disadv: I guess i am not finding one.

Let me know if this is correct.

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