What are Software Testing Artifacts?

Software Testing artifacts are the all necessary documents, files generated by the software testing team to ensure the quality of the application.

Test Artifacts are simply an integral part of software testing. These are generally a set of documents, which software project tester gets during STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle). Test artifacts are by-products that are generated or created while performing software testing. These generated test artifacts are then shared with clients and testing team or team managers, team leaders, stakeholders associated with the project, and also with members of other teams.

A sign-off is taken from the client simply so that there is no communication gap in what is required. These artifacts are communicated, engineered, and constructed or developed within the same artifact sets as a formed product. These artifacts are also implemented in programmable and repeatable formats such as software programs. Establishing transparency between members of the team is the main goal and purpose of the test artifact. So, they are recorded in a proper manner with exact and accurate data or information and details.

Due to this, it is very easy and simple to identify and track changes and also be aware of the recent progress of activities of testing from the requirement, as everything is recorded properly. The developers of these artifacts use tools, techniques, and training the same as software engineers use while developing or creating an end product.

Test Artifacts:

• Test Strategy
• Test Plan
• Use cases / Scenarios
• Test cases ( high level/ micro-level/BDD etc)
• Traceability matrix
• Test Data
• Automated Scripts, logs etc
• Reports ( Test execution, bug report, build validation reports, Sign off report, etc)