Specific Field Tests

Tester's Screen Validation Checklist

2.8. Specific Field Tests
2.8.1. Date Field Checks
2.8.2. Numeric Fields
2.8.3. Alpha Field Checks

Specific Field Tests

Date Field Checks

Assure that leap years are validated correctly & do not

cause errors/miscalculations

Assure that month code 00 and 13 are validated correctly & do not

cause errors/miscalculations

Assure that 00 and 13 are reported as errors

Assure that day values 00 and 32 are validated correctly & do not cause errors/miscalculations

Assure that Feb. 28, 29, 30 are validated correctly & do not cause errors/ miscalculations

Assure that Feb. 30 is reported as an error

Assure that century change is validated correctly & does not cause errors/ miscalculations

Assure that out of cycle dates are validated correctly & do not cause errors/miscalculations

Numeric Fields

Assure that lowest and highest values are handled correctly

Assure that invalid values are logged and reported

Assure that valid values are handles by the correct procedure

Assure that numeric fields with a blank in position 1 are processed or reported as an error

Assure that fields with a blank in the last position are processed or reported as an error an error

Assure that both + and - values are correctly processed

Assure that division by zero does not occur

Include value zero in all calculations

Include at least one in-range value

Include maximum and minimum range values

Include out of range values above the maximum and below the minimum

Assure that upper and lower values in ranges are handled correctly

Alpha Field Checks

Use blank and non-blank data

Include lowest and highest values

Include invalid characters & symbols

Include valid characters

Include data items with first position blank

Include data items with last position blank