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Web Application Testing Checklist

The document outlines a checklist for testing the functionality, data validation, compatibility, and error handling of web applications. It includes steps to test links, forms, data integration with databases, date fields, numeric fields, error handling, compatibility across browsers, devices, and network speeds.

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Web Application Testing Checklist

The document outlines a checklist for testing the functionality, data validation, compatibility, and error handling of web applications. It includes steps to test links, forms, data integration with databases, date fields, numeric fields, error handling, compatibility across browsers, devices, and network speeds.

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Web Application Testing Checklist

1. FUNCTIONALITY
1.1 LINKS
1.1.1 Check that the link takes you to the page it said it would.
1.1.2 Ensure to have no orphan pages (a page that has no links to it)
1.1.3 Check all of your links to other websites
1.1.4 Are all referenced web sites or email addresses hyperlinked?
1.1.5 If we have removed some of the pages from our own site, set up a custom 404
page that redirects your visitors to your home page (or a search page) when the
user try to access a page that no longer exists.
1.1.6 Check all mailto links and whether it reaches properly
1.2 FORMS
1.2.1 Acceptance of invalid input
1.2.2 Optional versus mandatory fields
1.2.3 Input longer than field allows
1.2.4 Radio buttons
1.2.5 Default values on page load/reload(Also terms and conditions should be
disabled)
1.2.6 Is Command Button can be used for HyperLinks and Continue Links ?
1.2.6 Is all the datas inside combo/list box are arranged in chronolgical order?
1.2.7 Are all of the parts of a table or form present? Correctly laid out? Can you
confirm that selected texts are in the "right place?
1.2.8 Does a scrollbar appear if required?
1.3 DATA VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION
1.3.1 Is the Privacy Policy clearly defined and available for user access?
1.3.2 At no point of time the system should behave awkwardly when an invalid data
is fed
1.3.3 Check to see what happens if a user deletes cookies while in site
1.3.4 Check to see what happens if a user deletes cookies after visiting a site
2. APPLICATION SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1 DATA INTEGRATION
2.1.1 Check the maximum field lengths to ensure that there are no truncated
characters?
2.1.2 If numeric fields accept negative values can these be stored correctly on the
database and does it make sense for the field to accept negative numbers?
2.1.3 If a particular set of data is saved to the database check that each value gets
saved fully to the database. (i.e.) Beware of truncation (of strings) and rounding of

numeric values.
2.2 DATE FIELD CHECKS
2.2.1 Assure that leap years are validated correctly & do not cause
errors/miscalculations.
2.2.2 Assure that Feb. 28, 29, 30 are validated correctly & do not cause errors/
miscalculations.
2.2.3 Is copyright for all the sites includes Yahoo co-branded sites are updated
2.3 NUMERIC FIELDS
2.3.1 Assure that lowest and highest values are handled correctly.
2.3.2 Assure that numeric fields with a blank in position 1 are processed or reported
as an error.
2.3.3 Assure that fields with a blank in the last position are processed or reported as
an error an error.
2.3.4 Assure that both + and - values are correctly processed.
2.3.5 Assure that division by zero does not occur.
2.3.6 Include value zero in all calculations.
2.3.7 Assure that upper and lower values in ranges are handled correctly. (Using
BVA)
2.4 ALPHANUMERIC FIELD CHECKS
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.4.6

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.

3. INTERFACE AND ERROR HANDLING


3.1 SERVER INTERFACE
3.1.1 Verify that communication is done correctly, web server-application server,
application server-database server and vice versa.
3.1.2 Compatibility of server software, hardware, network connections
3.2 EXTERNAL INTERFACE
3.2.1 Have all supported browsers been tested?
3.2.2 Have all error conditions related to external interfaces been tested when
external application is unavailable or server inaccessible?

3.3 INTERNAL INTERFACE


3.3.1 If the site uses plug-ins, can the site still be used without them?
3.3.2 Can all linked documents be supported/opened on all platforms (i.e. can
Microsoft Word be opened on Solaris)?
3.3.3 Are failures handled if there are errors in download?
3.3.4 Can users use copy/paste functionality?Does it allows in password/CVV/credit
card no field?
3.3.5 Are you able to submit unencrypted form data?
3.4 INTERNAL INTERFACE
3.4.1 If the system does crash, are the re-start and recovery mechanisms efficient
and reliable?
3.4.2 If we leave the site in the middle of a task does it cancel?
3.4.3 If we lose our Internet connection does the transaction cancel?
3.4.4 Does our solution handle browser crashes?
3.4.5 Does our solution handle network failures between Web site and application
servers?
3.4.6 Have you implemented intelligent error handling (from disabling cookies,
etc.)?
4. COMPATIBILITY
4.1 BROWSERS
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5

Is the HTML version being used compatible with appropriate browser versions?
Do images display correctly with browsers under test?
Verify the fonts are usable on any of the browsers
Is Java Code/Scripts usable by the browsers under test?
Have you tested Animated GIFs across browsers?

4.2 VIDEO SETTINGS


4.2.1 Screen resolution (check that text and graphic alignment still work, font are
readable etc.) like 1024 by 768, 600x800, 640 x 480 pixels etc
4.2.2 Colour depth (256, 16-bit, 32-bit)
4.3 CONNECTION SPEED
4.3.1 Does the site load quickly enough in the viewer's browser within 8 Seconds?
4.4 PRINTERS
4.4.1 Text and image alignment
4.4.2 Colours of text, foreground and background

4.4.3 Scalability to fit paper size


4.4.4 Tables and borders
4.4.5 Do pages print legibly without cutting off text?

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