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This document can be used as a skeleton to write test case specifications.

Test Name: Enter Test Name Here

Document Owner:
Your Name

Last Document Change:
DD. MMM.YYYY

Status of Document:
Preliminary

Test purpose

Verify that OpenOffice.org use it right.

Known issues:

issue

Preconditions of the test:

locales
language settings
etc.

Test documents

Test document

Test cases

Test case 1

new document
do this

Test case 2

new document
do this

Problematic areas [Optional]

something that looks like a bug

Acronyms:

Acronym 1
...

References (specification, API-documentation, ...):

Explanation of fields

Document Owner: Your name should be written here.
Last Document Change: Date has to be written in form like this: 10. Nov. 2005
Status of Document: Preliminary, Standard, Obsolete
1. PRELIMINARY: Status is the initial conception of a test document.
2. STANDARD: A test document is considered to be stable (and reviewed).
3. OBSOLETE: Is a test document that has been identified unnecessary. For example due to; technology changes, parts have been removed from product
Test purpose: Add test purpose here
Known issues: Add major known issues here
Preconditions of the test: Add preconditions here
Test documents: Add test documents (if needed):
1. Best if a test case works without test documents
2. Second best if test documents are created during the test.
3. Sometimes an existing test document saves a lot of time (i.e. one with many different languages or fonts takes time to create). Only in this case, include it in the test case and place a link to the test documents into the test case. If “arbitrary documents from real life” are required for a test, different documents should be used in each test cycle.
Test cases: Add test cases here
1. Use detailed test instructions:
  1. load documents specified above
  2. select dialog “foo”
  3. click here
  4. click there
  5. [...]
2. Expected result of the test operation
3. Variations of the test run:
  1. 1. Repeat the test under different (pre)conditions again
    2. Select different options of the feature
    3. Try different test approaches (using the mouse, using keyboard shortcuts, travel with <Tab>-key through a dialog...)
Problematic areas [Optional]: Something that looks like a bug, but is the intended behavior or a known limitation.

Technical Instructions to Create a Test Case Specification

The test has to be written in HTML.

Use a text editor for creating and editing. The reason is that the office application low up the code and reformats the page.

Use the following HTML tags only:

<UL> (unordered list)
<OL> (ordered list)
<LI> (list item)
<H1> (heading 1 for the title of the test case specification)
<H3> (heading 3 for the sub parts of the test case specification)
<H5> (heading 5 for the sub parts of the test cases)
<HR> (horizontal line for separate each chapter)
<TABLE>, <TR> and <TD> (to create tables)

HTML Code of the Test Case Specification Template

<html>
<head>
    <title>Test case specification document</title>
    <style>
    <!--
        H5 { text-decoration: underline }
    -->
    </style>
</head>
<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
    
    <!-- add test title here - Second -->
    <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><U>Test Name: <B>Test Name</B></U></H1>    
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->        
    <HR>
    <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=0>
      <COL WIDTH=30%>
      <COL WIDTH=40%>
      <COL WIDTH=30%>
		   <TR>
			   <TD>
            <!-- Your name should be written here -->
				<P><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Document Owner:</B><BR></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Your Name</SPAN></P>
            </TD>
			   <TD>
            <!-- Date has to be written in form like this: 10. Nov. 2005 -->
				<P><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Last Document Change:</B><BR></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">DD. MMM. YYYY</SPAN></P>
            </TD>
			   <TD>
            <!-- Status of this document can be: Preliminary, Standard, Obsolete -->
				<P><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Status of Document:</B><BR></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Preliminary</SPAN></P>
            </TD>
         </TR>
   </TABLE>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
    <!-- add test purpose here -->
    <H3>Test purpose</H3>
    <P>Verify that OpenOffice.org use it right.</P>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
    <HR>    
    <!-- add major known issues here -->
    <h3>Known issues:</h3>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues">issue </a>
    </ul>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
    <hr>
    <!-- add Preconditions here -->
    <H3>Preconditions of the test:</H3>
    <UL>
        <LI>locales
        <LI>language settings
        <LI>etc.        
    </UL>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
    <HR>
    <!-- add test documents here if needed -->
    <H3>Test documents</H3>
    <UL>
        <LI><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/testdocument.sxw">Test document</a>
    </UL>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
    <HR>
    <!-- add test cases here -->
    <H3>Test cases</H3>
    <H5>Test case 1</H5>
    <UL>
        <LI>new document
        <LI>do this
    </UL>
    <H5>Test case 2</H5>
    <UL>
        <LI>new document
        <LI>do this
    </UL>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
    <HR>
    <!--  add Problematic areas here if needed  -->
    <H3>Problematic areas</H3>
    <P>something that looks like a bug</P>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->    
    <hr>
    <!-- add Acronyms here if needed -->
    <h3>Acronyms:</h3>
    <ul>
        <li>
    </ul><!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
    <hr><!-- add link to specification here -->
    <h3>References (specification, API-documentation, ...):</h3>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="http://specs.openoffice.org/">http://specs.openoffice.org/</a>
        <li><a href="http://">http://</a></li>
    </ul>
    <!-- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
</body>
</html>

Test case specification template

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