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Workflow testing

Workflow testing

From the course: Software Testing: Exploratory Testing

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Workflow testing

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- [Instructor] Most testers are probably familiar with the concept of workflows. A workflow is just a set of steps that the user needs to go through to accomplish a given goal. In general, most users don't just do one thing in a software system and then leave. They usually execute a set of actions or a workflow. Workflows can be used to structure your exploratory testing and I want to focus in on a particular technique known as a testing tour. The name comes from tours that are offered in tourist destinations. If you go to a popular tourist destination, like say Paris, France, you can just wander around and go where their whims lead you or you could book a tour operator to take you on a certain kind of tour. You might book a food or a wine tour, or you might book a bus tour, a sightseeing tour, a museum tour, et cetera. There are many different kinds of tours, but they all share something in common. They give some…

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