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# Multiple Rounds

The second and subsequent rounds consist of regression testing and unit testing of fixed QATRs. The software goes through as many rounds as necessary to address all the issues and complete all the testing.

Copy blank data files in your application directory to refresh your data files before you install each round of media. This can ensure data integrity in the testing environment during the first few rounds but is not always necessary. Data from a previous round could cause problems in the current round. Check with the application programmer to find out whether data integrity remains good or whether data files have changed before you install new media. It may be necessary to create new data files.

Continue to perform testing procedures as you work through the test plan. Watch for errors or problems in screen appearance, functional inconsistencies, and awkward or unfriendly software usage. Make sure that standards are followed in screens, windows and reports.

Following the test plan, be sure to print reports to the printer, a file and the screen. Check each printout carefully for inconsistencies in standards, typographical errors, poor report format or meaningless column headers or detail. Check the detail printout by making sure that figures add up correctly, that column and row totals are correct, and that you can trace detail data that appears to what is contained in a file or to what you entered for purposes of testing.

When you encounter problems during testing, try to duplicate the problem, allowing yourself a good understanding of how the problem occurred. Regression-checking software helps to reenact key presses and functionality that lead to the error. Log all problems into the QATR Tracking System, regardless of how large or small.

Continue working through the test plan, performing test plan scenarios and reporting issues that need to be addressed until you complete the test plan. This signals an end to the testing rounds phase and moves on to the system test phase.