General Test Scenarios

1 all mandatory fields should be validated and indicated by askterisk(*) symbol
2 validation error messages should be displayed properly at correct position
3 all error message should be displayed in same css style(e.g. using red color)
4 General confirmation messages should be displayed using CSS style other than error messages style(e.g. using green color)
5 Tool tips text should be meaningful
6 Dropdown fields should have first entry as blank or text like 'select'
7 Delete functionality for any record on page should ask for confirmation
8 select /deselect all records options should be provided if page supports record add/delete/update functionality
9 Amount values should be displayed with correct currency symbols.
10 default page sorting should be provided
11 reset button functionality should set default values for all fields
12 all numeric values should be formatted properly
13 input fields should be checked for max field value . Input values greater than specified max limit should not be accepted or stored in database.
14 check all input fields for special characters
15 field labels should be standard e.g. field accepting user's first name should be labeled properly as 'First Name'
16 check page sorting functionality after add / edit/ delete operations on any record
17 check for timeout functionality. Timeout values should be configurable. Check application behavior after operation timeout
18 check cookies used in an application
19 check if downloadable files are pointing to correct file paths
20 all resource keys should be configurable in config files or database instead of hard coding.
21 standard conventions should be followed throughout for naming resource keys
22 Validate markup for all web pages (validate HTML and CSS for syntax errors) to make sure it is compliant with the standards.
23 application crash or unavailable pages should be redirected to error page
24 check text on all pages for spelling and grammatical errors
25 check numeric input fields with character input values. Proper validation message should appear.
26 check for negative numbers if allowed for numeric fields
27 check amount fields with decimal number values.
28 check functionality of buttons available on all pages
29 user should not be able to submit page twice by pressing submit button in quick succession.
30 Divide by zero errors should be handled for any calculations
31 input data with first and last position blank should be handled correctly.