Automation Script Checklist

• Does the script contain script header as per ATST Standards?
• Does the script contain sufficient comments?
• Is the Variable Naming convention followed?
• Is the Object Naming convention followed?
• Is the Script properly formatted/indented?
• Is the script data driven?
• Is Option Explicit statement written? Are all the variables defined?
• Is the significance of each parameter explained?
• Is the naming convention of the script and reusable action followed?
• Are all changes to the script documented?
• Is the RA inserted using relative path of folder options?
• Does each of the Expected result of the Test Case have a Reporter.Report event associated to it?
  (NOTE: It is ok to combine steps into one reporter IF the results are 100% dependent on each other)
• Is the message in the Reporter Event  descriptive of Expected Result of test case?
  (NOTE: A summary is ok; some expected results are incredibly long, so use your best judgment here)
• Were functions effectively used?
• Were RAs effectively used?
• Have the test case design steps and description been copied to the script design steps?
• Is the test in both VSS and Excel Sheet?
 
• Is the related functional test case in the "Related test case" field ?
• Is the script stable when running in India?
• Is the script stable when running in Client Site?
• Have all pre-requisites been coded and called as Reusable Actions?
• Is the status field on the QTP test been updated in Test Management Tool (Testlink) to say "Automation in Progress"?
• Does the manual and automated test case priority match?
• Does the manual and automated test case Module match?