Writing the Test Plan
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In this lesson, you will learn:
- What a Discovery test plan contains
- How to write a test case
- SNWR’s test plan
🔁 Quick look back: Last time: Revisiting the Acceptance Criteria. You learned how the acceptance criteria become the testing checklist.
1 The Problem: Ad-Hoc Tests Miss Requirements
If people just ‘try things’, some requirements never get tested. For example:
- Nobody checks the excluded ranges.
- Nobody checks the Finance agents.
👉 The fix: Write a test plan with test cases traced to every requirement.
2 A test case
| Part | Example (TC-07) |
|---|---|
| Checks | Excluded range is never scanned |
| Requirement | REQ-DISC-09 |
| Steps | Run the nightly schedule; search results for 10.10.30.x |
| Expected | No results |
| Actual and evidence | Filled in during testing |
💡 Good to know: Need a refresher? See ITSM Implementation › ITSM Deployment › Test Strategy for an ITSM Rollout for test strategy in general.
3 Coverage
Every requirement should have at least one test. Include safety tests, not just ‘does it find things’ tests.
4 Project Clear View: How We Implemented It
📍 Situation: Testing needed structure.
🧭 Decision: Write 20 test cases traced to the requirements.
🛠️ Steps we took:
- Wrote TC-01 to TC-20.
- Traced each to requirements and criteria.
- Added safety tests for exclusions and scan windows.
- Reviewed with Hana.
✅ What we verified:
- Every requirement has a test.
- Hana approved the plan.
📁 Evidence: The Clear View test plan.
5 Quick recap
- A test plan lists test cases traced to requirements.
- Each case has steps, expected result and evidence.
- Include safety tests.
- Every requirement needs at least one test.
6 Check yourself
Think of your answer first. Then tap to check.
1 What does TC-07 check? Show answer
That the excluded range is never scanned.
2 What must every requirement have? Show answer
At least one test case.
3 Why include safety tests? Show answer
Discovery must also be proven not to touch what it shouldn’t.
Nice work! Clear View has a test plan. 🎉
Next up: Comparing Results with the Client’s Inventory
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